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The merit of condition score and fat score as alternatives to liveweight for managing the nutrition of ewes
A. J. van Burgel A F , C. M. Oldham A , R. Behrendt B , M. Curnow A , D. J. Gordon B C and A. N. Thompson B D E
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A Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, 444 Albany Highway, Albany, WA 6330, Australia.
B Department of Primary Industries Victoria, Private Bag 105, Hamilton, Vic. 3300, Australia.
C Present address: Rural Industries Skills Training, Private Bag 105, Hamilton, Vic. 3300, Australia.
D Present address: Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia.
E Present address: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
F Corresponding author. Email: andrew.vanburgel@agric.wa.gov.au
Animal Production Science 51(9) 834-841 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN09146
Submitted: 6 November 2009 Accepted: 23 September 2010 Published: 14 September 2011
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