“…Together with the reduced stocking rates and increased legume content of the pastures, the spring-born suckling lambs grew at 245, 189, and 133 g head -1 day -1 at LSR, MSR, and HSR, respectively, in 2013. Similar effects of stocking rate on ewe and lamb LWGs were reported in many studies around the globe (11,3,4). However, there are no publicly available data relating LWGs of lambs to stocking rate in Anatolia to compare the findings of this study.…”