| Autor: |
José Coriolano Andrade da Silveira, Vinícius de França Carvalho Fonsêca, Dermeval Araújo Furtado, Severino Guilherme Caetano Gonçalves dos Santos, Josinaldo Araújo da Silva, Edgard Cavalcanti Pimenta Filho, Edilson Paes Saraiva, Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, Vol 47, Iss 0 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1806-9290 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/rbz4720170024 |
| Popis: |
ABSTRACT This study was designed to assess the effects of feeding space availability on social behavior and performance of housed crossbreed sheep through the use of three different types of feeders. Thirty-six crossbreed ewes (Santa Inês × Dorper; 2-3 years old) with initial body weight of 34.99±4.28 kg were randomly assigned to a 3 × 3 (feeder type × available space at the feeder) factorial arrangement among nine pens. Pens had one of three feeder types (concrete bunk, plastic, or wood barrel) and one of three amounts of available space in the feeder (0.33, 0.25, or 0.20 m animal−1). Total dry matter intake/pen, dry matter intake per animal, total weight gain/pen, daily weight gain/animal, and food waste were evaluated. Percentage of time spent at feeding and frequency of aggressive behaviors/12 h were recorded. We observed a higher total daily weight gain in ewes with a feeding space of 0.33 and 0.25 m animal−1. The wastes were essentially insignificant for wood feeders in all feeding space treatments. The average number of aggressive behaviors was lower (P |
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