@article {3672,
	title = {Effects of lamb live weight, sex and forage type (grass or plantain-clover mix) on lamb growth during summer},
	journal = {New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production},
	volume = {78},
	year = {2018},
	month = {07/2018},
	pages = {199-203},
	address = {Lincoln},
	abstract = {Two studies were carried out, over consecutive summers, to examine the effect of lamb sex and initial live weight on liveweight
gain when grazing a grass-based sward (undeveloped hill country pasture) or a plantain-clover mix (plantain, red clover and white
clover sown on cultivatable hill country). There were no interactions (P>0.05) between the sex of the lamb, initial live weight
or forage type on lamb liveweight gain. In year 1, ewe lambs grew at a slower rate than wethers (169 vs 181 g/day; P<0.01), but
there was no difference between the two sexes in year 2 (P>0.05). In both years lambs with a lighter initial liveweight profile were
also lighter (P<0.001) at the end of the study, but there was no difference (P>0.05) in the liveweight gains of the light and heavy
lambs. In both years lambs grazing the plantain-clover mix grew 47-141 g/day faster than did lambs grazing the grass-based sward
(P<0.001). This indicates that the plantain-clover mix can be utilised for a range of lamb classes, with similar positive results.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Cranston LM and Schreurs NM and Corner-Thomas RA and Kenyon PR and Morris ST}
}
