Estimations of pasture and grain intake of prepartum single- and twin-bearing ewes

Autor: DG Hall, John Nolan, P. J. Holst
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 36:529
ISSN: 0816-1089
DOI: 10.1071/ea9960529
Popis: One hundred and thirty-one pregnant, parous Border Leicester x Merino ewes at pasture were supplemented with a mixture of lupin and oat grain for a minimum of 3 weeks prepartum, and an average of 1 week post-partum in a lamb production experiment. Supplement was group-fed daily at a rate of 400 g/ewe. Pasture and grain intake were determined on 1 day, at an average 7 days prepartum. On an individual ewe basis, there was considerable variation in supplement intake with 11% of ewes consuming 700 g/day. Significantly (P
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