Concentrate supplementation during pregnancy and lactation of ewes affects the growth rate of lambs from a variety of crosses

Concentrate supplementation during pregnancy and lactation of ewes affects the growth rate of lambs from a variety of crosses

The objective of this study was to determine how concentrate supplementation during late third gestation and lactation affects ewe and offspring performance from birth to weaning. Thirty-six ewes and their offspring (n = 32) were used. Eighteen Morada Nova and 18 Santa Inês ewes were artificially in...

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Main Authors: Jacira Neves da Costa Torreão, Arturene Marques Rocha, Carlo Aldrovandi Torreão Marques, Leilson Rocha Bezerra, Fernanda Patrícia Gottardi, Marcos Jácome de Araújo, Edmilson Lúcio de Souza Júnior, Ronaldo Lopes Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
crossbreeding
feed evaluation
performance
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