Ganho de peso, níveis de glicose sanguínea e qualidade da lã de ovelhas manejadas no terço final de gestação em pastagens hibernais.

The knowledge of the international wool production is supported by two pillars. The first is the market, so we must be knowledgeable about the commercial prospects, but we cannot overlook some factors of production, which can directly reflect the increased quantity and quality of woolly product. The objective of this study is to compare the weight gain characteristics, serum levels of blood glucose and qualitative characteristics of wool in different offers mixed forage pastures of Avena strigosa Schreb. and Lolium multiflorum Lam. The experiment was conducted at the coordinates 31º52'00 "S, 52 21'24" W, altitude 13.24 m. They were used 29 sheep six teeth (estimate three years old) pregnant, Corriedale. Weight gain was evaluated in the period and also, were collected blood samples and wool. Blood samples were collected by jugular vein puncture into five phases: a monthly collection, wherein the first was made in the month before the start of the experiment and the latter at the end thereof. The wool samples were taken in the sidecut region on day 18 June and 24 September. The only significant difference was found (p<0.05) serum levels us blood glucose, and then for the other characteristics, such as weight gain during the period and qualitative aspects of the wool differences were not found difference. The found only difference in the serum levels of blood glucose difference did not affect the productive characteristics, properly not by present a practical importance, where neither body weight gain variable in time, or related to wool quality differ among treatments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]