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IN the early stages the growth of the lamb is largely dependent on the milk yield of its dam. In hill sheep, where the environment constitutes the limiting factor to production, a study of the milking capacity of the ewe would seem to be of special interest, as it forms a large part of the lamb's environment at a most important period of growth.
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OWEN, J. Milk Yield of Hill Ewes. Nature 172, 636 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172636b0
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