Improvement of sheep welfare and milk production fed on diet containing hydroponically germinating seeds

Autor: Antonia Zarrilli, Giuseppe Marsico, Giuseppe Rubino, Fabrizio Minuti, Marco Ragni, Elisabetta Micera
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 8, Iss 2s, Pp 634-636 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1594-4077
1828-051X
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s2.634
Popis: Plasma cortisol and milk production responses of 45 lactating Comisana sheeps (4th- 5th parity), divided into three homogeneous groups of 15 subject each, were used to evaluate the effects of two different levels of partial substitution of a complete feed with hydroponically germinating seeds. Germinated oat was employed after 7 days of hydroponic growth. The three groups received the following diets: Control group (T) received only complete feed. The other 2 groups were fed on diet containing different levels of hydroponically germinating oat (1,5 kg – group A; 3 kg – group B). All the subjects have shown to accept the diets because the per capita ration was always completely consumed. In the second month, the A and B groups showed lower average values of cortisol (P
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