Effect of varying inclusion levels of fossil shell flour on growth performance, water intake, digestibility and n retention in Dohne-Merino Wethers

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Effect of varying inclusion levels of fossil shell flour on growth performance, water intake, digestibility and n retention in Dohne-Merino Wethers

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This study was carried out to determine the effect of varying levels of Fossil shell flour (FSF) supplementation on growth performance, water intake, digestibility and N retention in Dohne Merino sheep pursuant to establishing the optimum inclusion rate of this supplement in Dohne Merino diets. Sixteen Dohne-Merino wethers (18 ± 1.5 kg body weight) were used in a complete randomized design with four animals per treatment. Sheep were fed a basal diet without FSF addition (control, T1), or with...

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2019-08

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Ikusika, OO / Okoh, AI / Mpendulo, CT / Zindove, Titus

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/17050

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digestibility / Dohne-Merino / fossil shell flour / growth performance / nitrogen utilization / Animal management / Animal growth and development / Veterinary anatomy and physiology / Animal welfare / Animal production / Veterinary sciences / Zoology

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