Evaluation of the growth performance and meat quality of Mongolian lamb fed grass, hay or pellets of Inner Mongolian native grass
| Autor: | J. Bao, S.H. You, Y.S. Jia, Gegentu, Y.M. Cai, S. Du |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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040301 veterinary sciences
animal diseases Pellets Forage Economic shortage Biology Body weight 0403 veterinary science Animal science Food Animals parasitic diseases otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 040201 dairy & animal science Livestock farming Hay Animal Science and Zoology Livestock sense organs medicine.symptom business Weight gain |
| Zdroj: | Small Ruminant Research. 181:34-38 |
| ISSN: | 0921-4488 |
| Popis: | The major constraint for livestock production in the Inner Mongolian Plateau is a feed shortage in winter. The objective of this study was to compare and evaluate the growth performance and meat quality of juvenile Mongolian lambs fed Inner Mongolian native grass in three forms: grass, hay, or pellets. Sixty Mongolian non-castrated male lambs in good health of the same age (6 months) and with similar body weight (28.83 ± 0.19 kg) were randomly divided into three groups that fed Inner Mongolian native grass, hay or pellets (5 lambs per pen). Fresh grass intake was higher than pellets intake, and hay intake was lower than pellets intake (both P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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