This study was conducted in Ber Al-Ajam village, on a private farm, with a
group of Awassi sheep (76 ewes) in 2004-2005. A group of 57 lambs were
selected out of single born lambs and divided into two groups according to sex.
Each group was divide
d randomly into sub groups: control and experimental.
At the beginning of the experiment, at three weeks age, there were no
significant differences between the groups of lambs (p > 0.05).
