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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ECONOMIC NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IRAQI AWASSI SHEEP
The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary MedicineThis study was performed to define the best nutritional level expressed according to Morrison feeding standard 80%, 100% and 120% of these standards were given to three groups of awassi lumbs.
S. S.A. Al-Tekrity , W. K. Al-Murani
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EVALUATION OF MODELS TO ESTIMATE EMPTY BODY WEIGHT IN HAIR SHEEP RAISED IN A FEEDLOT SYSTEM
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2022 Background. The empty body weight (EBW) represents exactly the animal mass and is used as a base to calculate most of the nutrient requirements in most feeding systems. Objective.
Eufracia del R. Salazar-Cuytun +8 more
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Protein requirements of hair sheep raised in warm areas: a multi-study approach
Scientific Reports, 2022 The protein requirements of hair sheep are a key factor in increasing profitability and decreasing the environmental impacts of nitrogen excretion. The objective of this study was to evaluate the protein requirements of hair sheep.
Caio Julio Lima Herbster +9 more
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Net micromineral requirements for maintenance and growth of ewe lambs at the latter fattening period [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020 Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the net micromineral (Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn) requirements for maintenance and growth of Dorper×Jinzhong crossbred ewe lambs at their latter fattening period.
Ya Qian Jin +5 more
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Potential Foraging Decisions by a Desert Ungulate to Balance Water and Nutrient Intake in a Water-Stressed Environment. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Arid climates have unpredictable precipitation patterns, and wildlife managers often provide supplemental water to help desert ungulates endure the hottest, driest periods.
Jay V Gedir +5 more
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Development and evaluations of equations to predict empty body weight in pre-weaned hair sheep lambs [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaThis research aimed to assess the relationships among shrunk body weight (SBW) and empty body weight (EBW) to develop equations to estimate EBW in 121 pre-weaned hair sheep lambs from different genotypes (Pelibuey, n=39; Katahdin, n=27 and crossbred ...
C. Jardines-Pozos +10 more
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Animal, 2020 There is evidence indicating that using the current UK energy feeding system to ration the present sheep flocks may underestimate their nutrient requirements.
C.T. Yang +6 more
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Nutrient Utilization and Requirements in Sheep and Goats Raised Under Different Systems and Fed Low Nutritional Novel Feeds for Meat Production [PDF]
AnimalsChristopher D Lu
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Fat-tailed sheep in Indonesia; an essential resource for smallholders. [PDF]
, 2011 This paper discusses the historical development of fat-tailed sheep in Indonesia, the dynamics of production systems, production and reproduction performances under farmers’ conditions, and roles of sheep in livelihoods.
Udo, H.M.J. +3 more
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