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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Keywords

Sheep, Reproductive performance, Lambing rate, Lambs, Mortality, Western Australia

Disciplines

Nutritional Epidemiology | Sheep and Goat Science | Veterinary Physiology

First Page Number

383

Last Page Number

387

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

WESTERN AUSTRALIA has an acute shortage of sheep.

It is estimated that about seven million extra sheep are needed to stock existing pastures fully; meanwhile the carrying capacity of the State's pastures is increasing at the rate of three million sheep a year.

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