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The effect of weaning at 10 or 14 weeks of age on liveweight changes in the hogget and her lambs : Brief Communication

The effect of weaning at 10 or 14 weeks of age on liveweight changes in the hogget and her lambs : Brief Communication
Peer reviewed
Mulvaney FJ, Morris ST, Kenyon PR, West DM, Morel PCH
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 69, pp 68-70, Jun 2009

Article class: Brief Communication

Subject Terms: Age, Bodyweight/liveweight/condition score, Growth/development

Animal Type: Sheep

Publisher: New Zealand Society of Animal Production

Abstract

Kenyon et al. (2004) revealed via a survey, that a major reason why New Zealand farmers do not breed ewe hoggets (7-9 months old) is perceived detrimental effects on two-tooth breeding live weight, resulting in reduced two-tooth reproductive performance. Kenyon et al. (2008) confirmed this by showing hoggets that lambed had reduced two-tooth live weight and condition score at breeding. A potential means of minimising any potential negative effects on... Continued

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