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On-farm paddock-scale comparisons across southern Australia confirm that increasing the nutrition of Merino ewes improves their production and the lifetime performance of their progeny
R. Behrendt A I , A. J. van Burgel B , A. Bailey E , P. Barber A C , M. Curnow B , D. J. Gordon A F , J. E. Hocking Edwards D , C. M. Oldham B and A. N. Thompson A G H
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A Department of Primary Industries Victoria, Private Bag 105, Hamilton, Vic. 3300, Australia.
B Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, 444 Albany Highway, Albany, WA 6330, Australia.
C Tanmill, Geelong West, Vic. 3218, Australia.
D South Australia Research and Development Institute, Struan Research Centre, PO Box 618, Naracoorte, SA 5271, Australia.
E Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, PO Box 46, Kings Meadows, Tas. 7249, Australia.
F Present address: Rural Industries Skills Training, PB 105 Hamilton, Vic. 3300, Australia.
G Present address: Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia.
H Present address: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
I Corresponding author. Email: Ralph.Behrendt@dpi.vic.gov.au
Animal Production Science 51(9) 805-812 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN10183
Submitted: 22 September 2010 Accepted: 21 June 2011 Published: 14 September 2011
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