Growth Rate and Fitness of Purebred and Crossbred Hair Sheep Lambs Gradually Removed from Soy Hull Supplementation Before Harvest

An abstract of the study by Wildeus et al evaluating the effects of supplement removal prior to harvest on growth and gastrointestinal parasitism of lambs grazing pastures in the late fall and winter, is discussed. Data were analyzed with breed type and supplement duration as main effects, and start...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 2017-01, Vol.95, p.50
Main Authors: Wildeus, S, Lee, J H, Nartea, T J, Teutsch, C D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data processing
Dietary supplements
Digestive system
Fitness
Growth rate
Lamb
Parasitism
Pasture
Pastures
Sheep
Supplements
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Summary:An abstract of the study by Wildeus et al evaluating the effects of supplement removal prior to harvest on growth and gastrointestinal parasitism of lambs grazing pastures in the late fall and winter, is discussed. Data were analyzed with breed type and supplement duration as main effects, and starting BW as covariate, FEC was analyzed after log conversion. Also noted that discontinuing supplementation before lamb reduced final BW proportional to the time lambs were removed from supplement.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
DOI:10.2527/ssasas2017.0100