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Effect of complete feed blocks or grazing and supplementation of lambs on performance, nutrient utilisation, rumen fermentation and rumen microbial enzymes

A study to compare two feeding systems, stall feeding (SF) and grazing plus supplementation (GR) was carried out, based on intake, performance and rumen fermentation characteristics of lambs. While SF animals received ad libitum complete feed blocks (CFB), GR animals were allowed grazing for 8 h on...

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Published in:Animal (Cambridge, England) England), 2007-03, Vol.1 (2), p.221-226
Main Authors: Raghuvansi, S. K. S., Prasad, R., Tripathi, M. K., Mishra, A. S., Chaturvedi, O. H., Misra, A. K., Saraswat, B. L., Jakhmola, R. C.
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Chromium
Drought
Dry matter
enzymes
Famine
feed supplements
Feeding
feeding systems
Fermentation
Grazing
lamb feeding
Nitrogen
nutrient utilization
Nutrients
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