Mother–offspring relationships in Awassi sheep:III. The effect of different suckling regimes and weaning age on weight gains of lambs in dairy flocks

1. Three experiments were carried out on 112 Awassi lambs of both sexes, born as singles. During the first 8 or 9 weeks of their life they sucked an average of 78, 108, 53 and 50 kg. of milk per head for 12 hr. per day sucklings in a medium producing flock and 12 hr., 4 hr. and residual sucklings in a high producing flock, respectively.