Effect of beet pulp silage on ewes’ weight and lambs growth during lactation
| Autor: | Benbati, Mohammed, Benjelloun, Badr, Boulmane, Soukaina, Elfazazi, Kaoutar, Haddioui, Abdelmajid, El Hansali, Mohammed, Keli, Abdelhafid |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| DOI: | 10.34874/imist.prsm/afrimed-i136.34827 |
| Popis: | The aim of this work is to evaluate the effect of incorporating beet pulp silage (BPS) in the diet of lactating ewes on weight variations and lamb growth during the first two months of lactation. Forty-five ewes of the Boujâad breed were randomly divided into three homogeneous groups according to weight and age. Three diets were tested: T0 (barley, alfalfa hay, straw, wheat bran); T1 (barley, alfalfa hay, straw, wheat bran and 15% BPS) and T2 (barley, alfalfa hay, straw, wheat bran and 30% BPS). The experiment was lasted 60 days (from lambing to 60 days of lactation) preceded by a 6-day diet adaptation period. The ewes and their lambs were weighed at lambing, 10, 30 and at 60 days of lactation. Variations in ewes and their lambs’ weight and average daily gain (ADG) during the experimental period (lambing; 60 days of lactation) are the main parameters measured. The results showed that the incorporation of BPS did not affect the weight of the ewes at 10, 30 and 60 days of lactation (P>0.05). However, lambs’ weight at 10 days and ADG0-10 were significantly affected. While the lambs’ weight at 30 and 60 days and the ADG10-30, ADG30-60 and ADG0-60 were not affected by the diet. African and Mediterranean Agricultural Journal - Al Awamia, No 136 (2022): Feed Resources in Small Ruminants - Special Issue |
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