@article {33348, title = {A note on the effect of weaning age on lamb production}, journal = {Animal Production}, volume = {11}, year = {1969}, note = {

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}, pages = {569-572}, publisher = {Cambridge Univ Press}, abstract = {

At birth, the Barki lambs used in this experiment were randomly allocated to three groups which numbered 133, 126 and 154 lambs of both sexes weaned at the ages of 10 weeks (Group I), 12 weeks (Group II) and 16 weeks (Group III) respectively.
The most pronounced differences between the three groups of lambs in their body weights took place at the age from 4 to 6 months. Group II lambs performed as well as or even slightly better than the other two groups, which leads to the conclusion that as far as the body weight of lambs is concerned there is no need to extend their suckling period more than 12 weeks.
The three groups of lambs varied little in their mortality rates from 2{\textperiodcentered}5 to 12 months of age.

}, isbn = {1748-748X}, author = {Sharafeldin, MA and Ramadan, IA} }