Published in N Z Vet J on October 01, 2003
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Identifying factors which maximise the lambing performance of hoggets: a cross sectional study. N Z Vet J (2004) 0.75
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The stress caused by laparoscopy in sheep and its alleviation. N Z Vet J (2006) 0.75
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A survey of beef cattle farmers in New Zealand, examining management practices of primiparous breeding heifers. N Z Vet J (2008) 0.75
Cytokine localization during fetal wool follicle development. Exp Dermatol (1999) 0.75
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Splanchnic-bed transfers of amino acids in sheep blood and plasma, as monitored through use of a multiple U-13C-labelled amino acid mixture. Br J Nutr (1996) 0.75
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Dietary exposure of pregnant ewes to salt dictates how their offspring respond to salt. Physiol Behav (2009) 0.75
The effect of individual liveweight and use of teaser rams prior to mating on the reproductive performance of ewe hoggets. N Z Vet J (2005) 0.75
Comparison of plasma metabolite concentrations and enzyme activities in beef cattle raised by different feeding systems in Korea, Japan and New Zealand. J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med (2007) 0.75
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Ontogeny of IGF-I responsiveness to bGH in young lambs. Domest Anim Endocrinol (1999) 0.75
Morphometric analysis of myofibre development in the adductor femoris muscle of single and twin fetal lambs. Reprod Fertil Dev (2000) 0.75
Plasma progesterone concentrations during early pregnancy in spring- and autumn-bred ewes. Anim Reprod Sci (2008) 0.75
Effect of the age of rams on reproductive performance of ewe hoggets. N Z Vet J (2007) 0.75