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Indoor-reared kids were compared: those fed on maternal milk and fed on milk replacer. Indoor-reared kids and lambs on maternal milk showed significantly lower haemoglobin levels than those on milk replacer or reared outdoors. (2) On farms with indoor-reared lambs or goat kids on maternal milk, an intervention trial was carried out: animals were randomly assigned at 1\u20138 days of age to either receive 300 mg (lambs) or 150 mg iron (goat kids) as intramuscular iron dextran, and growth rates were compared after one and two months. Haemoglobin levels at one month were also compared in randomly selected animals from both groups. Treated lambs and kids showed higher haemoglobin levels at one month of age and a numerically increased growth rate that was statistically significant for twin lambs. Iron dextran improves haemoglobin levels in these animals and may lead to higher growth rates, especially in twin lambs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani12141863","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,21]],"date-time":"2022-07-21T10:36:56Z","timestamp":1658399816000},"page":"1863","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Anaemia in Lambs and Kids Reared Indoors on Maternal Milk and the Impact of Iron Supplementation on Haemoglobin Levels and Growth Rates"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"James Patrick","family":"Crilly","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5534-3279","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Peter","family":"Plate","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Royal Veterinary College, Regional Veterinary Centre South of England, Stinsford Business Centre, Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester DT2 8PY, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"345","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1439-0442.1993.tb00638.x","article-title":"Immune functions of veal calves fed low amounts of iron","volume":"40","author":"Gygax","year":"1993","journal-title":"J. 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