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Pelleted Total Mixed Rations as a Feeding Strategy for High-Yielding Dairy Ewes [PDF]

Agriculture
The effects of pelleting a total mixed ration (TMR) for dairy sheep were investigated in an experiment involving 24 lactating Assaf ewes, which were assigned to two groups and fed the same TMR ad libitum, offered either in pelleted (PTMR group, n = 12 ...
Sonia Andrés, Secundino López, Alexey Díaz Reyes, Alba Martín, Lara Morán, Raúl Bodas, F. Javier Giráldez   +6 more
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Effects of feeding ground versus pelleted total mixed ration on digestion, rumen function and milk production performance of dairy cows [PDF]

International Journal of Dairy Technology, 2019
This study evaluated the effects of feeding ground (G) versus pelleted (P) total mixed ration (PTMR) on digestibility and milk production performance of mid‐lactation dairy cows over a 42‐days period. Results showed that, compared to GTMR, feeding PTMR increased dry matter intake and digestibility, ruminal propionate proportions and milk protein ...
Rongzhen Zhong, Chengzhen Zhao, Piao Feng, Yitong Wang, Xueli Zhao, Dongwen Luo, Long Cheng, Di Liu, Yi Fang   +8 more
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Effects of dietary forage neutral detergent fiber and rumen degradable starch ratios on chewing activity, ruminal fermentation, ruminal microbes and nutrient digestibility of Hu sheep fed a pelleted total mixed ration [PDF]

Journal of Animal Science
Abstract Pelleted total mixed ration (P-TMR) feeding, which has become a common practice in providing nutrition for fattening sheep, requires careful consideration of the balance between forage neutral detergent fiber (FNDF) and rumen degradable starch (RDS) to maintain proper rumen functions.
Xinji Wang
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The Effect of Feeding a Total Mixed Ration with an ad libitum or Restricted Pelleted Starter on Growth Performance, Rumination Behavior, Blood Metabolites, and Rumen Fermentation in Weaning Holstein Dairy Calves

Animals, 2023
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of the starter restriction and of the ad libitum TMR (total mixed ration) inclusion on intake, growth performance, rumination time (RT), and health condition of Holstein dairy calves during weaning.
Anna Antonella Spina, Vincenzo Lopreiato, Domenico Britti, Andrea Minuti, Erminio Trevisi, Bruno Tilocca, Alessia Perri, Valeria Maria Morittu   +7 more
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Effect of pellet from total mixed ration on growth performance, blood metabolomics, carcass and meat characteristics of Bangladeshi garole sheep

Progressive Agriculture, 2017
Six indigenous Bangladeshi Garole sheep (Ovis aries) (BW: 8±0.5 kg; Age: 1yr) were divided into two groups using a randomized block design to investigate the effect of total mixed ration (TMR) pellet feeding on growth parameter, blood metabolomics, carcass and meat characteristics.
R Islam, MRA Redoy, AAS Shuvo, MAH Sarker, MA Akbar, M Al-Mamun   +5 more
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Improved muscle fatty acid composition and oxidative stability in lambs grazing on sainfoin pasture [PDF]

Veterinary and Animal Science
As a mode of animal management, grazing on pasture has the potential to improve animal performance and provide healthy meat. However, there is little information about the effects of lamb meat quality grazed on sainfoin pasture.
Zijian Li, Chao Peng, Hucheng Wang, Xianbai Liu   +3 more
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Pelleting of a Total Mixed Ration Affects Growth Performance of Fattening Lambs [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Feeding pelleted total mixed rations (TMR) instead of traditional loose concentrate plus forage to fattening lambs is an emerging practice. This study aimed to determine the effects of feeding pelleted TMR to fattening lambs on feed intake behaviour, growth performance, feed digestion, rumen fermentation characteristics, rumen microbial community ...
Bo Li, Xuezhao Sun, Xuezhao Sun, Qin Huo, Qin Huo, Guiguo Zhang, Tingting Wu, Peihua You, Peihua You, Yuhua He, Yuhua He, Wannian Tian, Wannian Tian, Rongquan Li, Rongquan Li, Changsheng Li, Changsheng Li, Jianping Li, Jianping Li, Chunqing Wang, Chunqing Wang, Baijun Song, Baijun Song   +22 more
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Effects of dietary supplementation with different fermented feeds on performance, nutrient digestibility, and serum biochemical indexes of fattening lambs [PDF]

Animal Bioscience, 2021
Objective The effects of adding fermented feed to a pelleted total mixed ration (PTMR) on the growth performance of lambs remain unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the feed efficiency and productivity of lambs that were fed PTMR containing ...
Chen Zhang, Chongyu Zhang, Meiyu Du, Yunpeng Wang, Guiguo Zhang, Yunkyoung Lee   +5 more
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Effect of Total Mixed Ration Based Complete Pellet Feed on the Performances of Stall Fed Native Sheep

SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 2021
A complete pellet feed was developed using 40 % roughage (Rice straw) and 60 % concentrate (Rice polish 50 %, Maize crush 16 %, Soybean meal 20 %, Molasses 10 %, Salt 2 %, DCP 1 %, Vitaminmineral premix 0.5 %, Pellet binder 0.5 %) for commercial sheep production under stall feeding system.
MA Hemayet, MRH Rakib, S Ahmed
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Microplastics in the menu of Mediterranean zooplankton: Insights from the feeding response of the calanoid copepod Centropages typicus

Marine Ecology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Microplastic input into the ocean represents an increasing threat to marine biota and may endanger the functioning of marine ecosystems, especially in semi‐enclosed basins, such as the Mediterranean Sea. The size spectrum of microplastics overlaps with that of nano‐microplankton (2–200 μm), thus potentially misleading suspension‐feeding ...
Claudia Traboni, Diana Sarno, Maurizio Ribera d'Alcalà, Maria Grazia Mazzocchi   +3 more
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