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Nutrient Utilization, Requirements and Nutrigenomics in Sheep and Goats [PDF]

Animals
The most recent National Research Council Nutrient Requirements for Sheep and Goats was published in 2007, one of the most consequential nutrient requirement recommendations for sheep and goats in the world.
Christopher D. Lu
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Macromineral requirements for maintenance and growth in male and female hair sheep

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
A better understanding of the nutritional requirements of sheep, especially in terms of minerals, is crucial for improving production. We estimated the net requirements for Ca, P, K, Mg, and Na for gain (NCag, NPg, NKg, NMgg, and NNag) and maintenance ...
Caio J. L. Herbster, Matheus L. C. Abreu, Antonio S. Brito Neto, Marcilio S. Mendes, Luciano P. da Silva, Marcos I. Marcondes, Pedro H. S. Mazza, Luciano S. Cabral, Leilson R. Bezerra, Ronaldo L. Oliveira, Elzania S. Pereira   +10 more
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Recent advances in nutrient requirements of meat-type sheep in China: A review

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2022
China has the world's largest sheep flock and the largest producer of sheep meat by far. However, the nutrient requirements have not been systemically studied and there is a lack of knowledge of nutrient requirement for meat-type sheep in China.
Tao MA, Kai-dong DENG, Yan TU, Nai-feng ZHANG, Qi-nan ZHAO, Chang-qing LI, Hai JIN, Qi-yu DIAO   +7 more
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Mineral requirements of dairy sheep

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010
This paper reviews the major (Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Chlorine, Sulphur, Magnesium) and the trace  elements (Iron, Copper, Cobalt, Iodine, Manganese, Zync, Molybdenum, Selenium) that play an essential role in animal  metabolism.
Giuseppina Camboni, Walter Pinna, Federico Infascelli, Giuseppe Moniello   +3 more
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Vitamin and water requirements of dairy sheep [PDF]

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010
The authors review the physiological role and the daily requirement of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), vitamin C  and water in dairy sheep.
Fulvia Bovera, Monica Isabella Cutrignelli, Giuseppe Moniello, Federico Infascelli   +3 more
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Macromineral and trace element requirements for Santa Ines sheep [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Minerals play an important role in animal metabolism. Knowledge of mineral requirements allows well-formulated diets to be provided, which is the main factor that affects performance.
Dayanne Lima Sousa, Marcos Inácio Marcondes, Luciano Pinheiro Silva, Francisco Wellington Rodrigues Lima, Caio Julio Lima Herbster, Jocely Gomes Souza, João Paulo Pacheco Rodrigues, Leilson Rocha Bezerra, Ronaldo Lopes Oliveira, Elzania Sales Pereira   +9 more
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Differential expression of microRNAs in the prefrontal cortex as indicators of sheep welfare [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Indicators that are used to assess animal welfare tend to be non-specific and provide limited information on how a situation is experienced by an animal. There is growing evidence that microRNAs could be useful biomarkers of brain function and
Sarah Babington, Luoyang Ding, Alan J. Tilbrook, Shane K. Maloney, Dominique Blache   +4 more
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Understanding the effect of sex on energy requirements of hair sheep

Animal
Differences and/or similarities in the influence of sex class for hair sheep requirements remain inconclusive. Knowledge of energy requirements allows well-formulated diets to be provided which is crucial for improving animal production.
C.J.L. Herbster, A.P. Oliveira, A.S. Brito Neto, E.S. Justino, I.A.M.A. Teixeira, J.A.G. Azevedo, S.A. Santos, L.P. Silva, M.I. Marcondes, R.L. Oliveira, L.R. Bezerra, E.S. Pereira   +11 more
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PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM AND ESTIMATION OF PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP

Scientia Agricola, 1996
The main objective of the present work was to determine the effects of different dietary phosphorus (P) levels on endogenous faecal loss and to estimate the minimum daily requirement of P for sheep.
H LOUVANDINI, D.M.S.S VITTI
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Nutritional requirements of sheep, goats and cattle in warm climates: a meta-analysis

Animal, 2014
The objective of the study was to update energy and protein requirements of growing sheep, goats and cattle in warm areas through a meta-analysis study of 590 publications.
N. Salah, D. Sauvant, H. Archimède
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