Influence of dietary selenium supplementation to ewes and lambs on production performance and exterior characteristics of lambs

Autor: Novoselec, Josip, Steiner, Zvonimir, Klir, Željka, Matanić, Ivica, Antunović, Zvonko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Popis: The aim of this research was to determine the effect of dietary selenium supplementation (organic, inorganic) to high pregnant and lactating ewes on the production performance and exterior characteristics of their lambs. The research included 30 pregnant Merinolandschaf ewes and lambs. The control group of ewes and lambs ration (group I) was composed of 300 g/day/animal feed mixture without the addition of selenium and 150 g/day/animal, barley and alfalfa hay which they had ad libitum. Feed mixture of group II was supplemented with 0.3 mg/kg of Selplex®, and the third group with the same amount of Sodium selenite. The average body weight of lambs at the age of 23 days was significantly (P
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