00938naa a2200169 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024500600007926000090013952004800014865000090062865000100063770000180064770000160066577300870068120922902018-06-07       1981    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aSMEATON, D. C.  aProblems in flushing ewes on North Island hill country.  c1981  aIn 1979 and 1980, 2 trials were carried out in which New Zealand Romney Marsh, Perendale and Coopworth ewes of various ages were offered a range of pasture allowances over a 7-wk period prior to joining. The sward contained 75% of dead dry matter in 1979 and 40% in 1980, and a low level of green herbage mass (600 and 1100 kg/hectare in the 2 seasons resp.). Even at high allowances of green dry matter, the ewes only gained &lt20 and 70 g live weight in 1979 and 1980 resp.  aEwes  aSheep1 aKNIGHT, T. W.1 aWINN, G. W.  tProceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Productiongv. 41, 183-188, 1981.