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Animal, 2019 Excessive flavour in lamb meat is undesirable for consumers and can prompt purchase resistance. Volatile indoles responsible for off-flavours accumulate more in the fat of lambs on pasture than on grain and are enhanced when lambs graze alfalfa. Here, we
T. Devincenzi +3 more
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Associations between worm egg count and production in Dorper sheep [PDF]
, 2008 With changes to the Australian sheep industry, breeds that have a meat emphasis are becoming increasingly adopted by farmers. One such breed is the Dorper sheep, which was used in this study to investigate the relationship between worm egg count and ...
Sweeny, Joshua
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Daily variations of water use with vapor pressure deficit in a plantation of I214 poplars. [PDF]
, 2009 Daily rates of whole tree water use were measured in a homogeneous 7-year-old plantation over 84 days. Two trees were selected in the two most contrasting ends, i.e., with mean water table at -1.5 m and -3.5 m. Results showed that the mean tree water use
Etienne Muller +3 more
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Tropical Animal Science JournalThe aim of this study was to evaluate selected intestinal damage biomarkers for the determination of intestinal mucosal epithelial barrier damage in neonatal lambs with diarrhea. The study material consisted of 68 lambs with diarrhea (experimental group,
A. Alhallaq, M. Ok
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Feeding efficiency of lambs finished in feedlot and fed alfalfa hay and/or black oat grains [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaThe aim of this research was to evaluate the feed efficiency of lambs fed diets composed of alfalfa hay and/or black oat grains in a feedlot. 30 weaned lambs were distributed in a 3x2 factorial scheme (three diets and two sexes).
J.F. Lopes +9 more
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The Use of Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) to Predict the Carcass Composition of Lambs [PDF]
The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate models for predicting the carcass composition of lambs. Forty male lambs of two different breeds were included in our analysis. The lambs were slaughtered and their hot carcass weight was obtained.
Arne Henningsen, Vasco A. P. Cadavez
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, 2019 Artificial rearing of young animals represents a challenge in modern ruminant production systems. This work aims to evaluate the short- and long-term effects of the type of rearing on the animal's health, growth, feed utilization and carcass performance.
Newbold, C. Jamie +4 more
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Growth, carcass and meat quality in Zwartbles lambs slaughtered at different live weights
, 2023 The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of different live weights at slaughter (LWS) of Zwartbles lambs on their daily gain (DG), carcass traits (CT) and chemical and physical characteristics of the quadriceps femoris muscle (QFM).
Jan Kuchtík +5 more
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The effect of defaunatıon on volatile fatty acids in akkaraman lambs [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Veterinary SciencesTwo groups of Akkaraman lambs (faunated and defa-unated lambs) were used to investigate the effect of the presence or absence of rumen ciliate protozoa on pH, volatile fatty acids of rumen content and weight gain.
Mehmet Kocabatmaz +3 more
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The welfare and production implications of fostering methods in sheep [PDF]
Fostering is a method used by shepherds that allows the successful rearing of abandoned lambs onto other ewes, or the ability to provide surplus lambs a new mother in the case of triplets.
Ward, Samantha
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