Total mixed ration pellets for light fattening lambs: effects on animal health

Fifty male Merino lambs (6 to 8 weeks, 14.1 kg; n=10 per group) were used to study the effect of feeding system: barley straw in long form and concentrate pellets in separate troughs (Control), ad libitum alfalfa supplemented with concentrate in separate troughs (Alfalfa) or including various levels...

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Main Authors: C. Blanco, F.J. Giráldez, N. Prieto, J. Benavides, S. Wattegedera, L. Morán, S. Andrés, R. Bodas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114002249