Research Paper

Post-weaning pasture feeding of the breeding ewe

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Post-weaning pasture feeding of the breeding ewe
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Lincoln University
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Effects of various pasture feeding levels on ewe fasted weight gain during summer were assessed over two years. Two levels of pasture feeding (lactation high and lactation low) from parturition to weaning (10 weeks) produced differences of 7 to 8 kg fasted weight and 0.99 and 1.27 body condition score units in ewes. Groups of ewes (n=40) were offered combinations from a range of pasture allowances (0.8, 1, 1.4,2 or 5 kg DM/ewe/day) from weaning for 15 or 13 weeks for the first and second year...

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Research Paper
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Thesis
Thesis level
Masters
Date created
1992
Creator
Thompson, K. F.
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10182/5377
Related subjects
ewe / pasture allowance / live weight / body condition / weight gain / compensatory gain / summer / intake / Animal Growth and Development

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