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Influence of shearing treatment on the performance of pregnant ewes offered silage on an ad libitum or restricted basis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

H. J. Black
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DP
D. M. B. Chestnutt
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DP

Abstract

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Poster Abstracts
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1990

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