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Short communication: Concentrate supplementation strategies in ryegrass pasture for productive performance in lambs
- Source :
- Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp e06SC02-e06SC02 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas (CSIC), 2018.
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Abstract
- This study evaluated the effect of two concentrate supplementation strategies on performance, metabolic profile and economic evaluation of suckling lambs and ewes in ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) pasture. Twenty-seven ewes and 45 lambs were divided into three groups: (1) ryegrass pasture without supplementation - control (CON); (2) CON plus supplemented ewes and lambs at 1% of live weight (SEL), and (3) CON plus creep feeding supplemented lambs at 1% of live weight (CSL). Concentrate use increased (p
- Subjects :
- creep feeding
economic return
metabolic profile
sheep
Agriculture
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21719292
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0fd6949472f495e9a1624aa86baa143
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/20181614-11067