Early weaning and concentrate supplementation strategies for lamb production on Tifton-85 pasture

Early weaning and concentrate supplementation strategies for lamb production on Tifton-85 pasture

The influence of early weaning and concentrate supplementation strategies on sward characteristics, forage chemical composition and lamb productivity were evaluated in four production systems on Tifton-85 pasture: suckling lambs not supplemented until slaughter; suckling lambs supplemented with conc...

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Main Authors: Cláudio José Araújo da Silva, Sergio Rodrigo Fernandes, Marina Gabriela Berchiol da Silva, Alda Lúcia Gomes Monteiro, César Henrique Espírito Candal Poli, Odilei Rogerio Prado, Concepta McMannus, Susana Gilaverte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2014-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
average daily gain
creep feeding
leaf:stem ratio
productivity
stocking rate
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