@conference {40006,
	title = {The influence of sheep to cattle ratios in live-weight gain on pastures grazed to different levels in late spring-summer},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {46},
	year = {1986},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {121-124},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {A survey of 30 Wairarapa hill country farmers during 1983 investigated how management practices influenced sheep performance. Lamb growth rates between birth and weaning which ranged from 153 to 300 g/d, were most affected by lambing date and the use of N fertiliser. Pasture cover/SU at lambing was more often a limitation to high lamb growth rates on early lambing farms, but even on later lambing properties insufficient feed at lambing was common. Pasture cover/SU at lambing was most affected by ewe winter rotation length, the use of N fertiliser, stocking rate and stock policies which enabled winter stocking rates to be progressively reduced. Weighing of sheep was associated with the attainment of higher autumn live weights. A high proportion of farmers weighted (63\%), but their knowledge of acceptable live weights was poor.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {McCall DG and Smeaton DC and Gibbison ML and McKay FJ and Hockey H-UP}
}
