2022
DOI: 10.1071/an22113
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Calcium and magnesium supplementation of ewes grazing pasture did not improve lamb survival

Abstract: Context. Clinical deficiencies of calcium and magnesium may result in the metabolic disorders hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia, resulting in ewe and lamb mortality. However, the contribution of subclinical deficiencies to perinatal lamb mortality in grazing flocks is unclear. Aims. To test the hypothesis that calcium and magnesium supplementation during the lambing period would increase lamb survival to marking age. Methods. In 2017, an on-farm study used five flocks across New South Wales, South Australia an… Show more

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