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The determination of the chemical composition of the body and carcass is important in nutritional and growth regulation studies. The purpose of this study was to develop equations to predict the chemical composition of the body and carcass using the ...
Marcus Roberto Góes Ferreira Costa +9 more
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Development and evaluation of a model to predict sheep nutrient requirements and feed utilisation
A new feeding system for sheep, called MIPAF, was developed by integrating previously published equations with new ones to predict energy and protein requirements as well as feed utilization of sheep. Special emphasis was given to dairy sheep,
Antonello Cannas +1 more
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The requirement of sheep for cobalt or for vitamin B12 [PDF]
1. Sheep confined topens and given a cobalt-deficient ration which supplied about 30μgCo/d required for maintenance of normal growth rate a Co supplement approaching 40 μg administered per os daily; for maintenance of what appeared, under the conditions of the experiments described, to be the maximum vitamin B12 status of a sheep, namely 3 ng vitamin ...
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CHANGES IN SODIUM REQUIREMENT OF THE SHEEP ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES OF DIET [PDF]
Observations were made on 3 sheep while their rations were changed from dried grass cubes to fresh frozen grass, then to a dry diet of hay and meals and finally back to fresh frozen grass. In spite of the low sodium intake on the fresh grass, the sheep were neither losing nor gaining sodium up to the time the change to hay and meals was made.
A, Dobson, D, Scott, J B, Bruce
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Macromineral requirements of Dorper×thin-tailed Han crossbred female lambs
A comparative slaughter trial was conducted to determine the net mineral requirements for maintenance and growth of Dorper crossbred female lambs raised from 20 to 35 kg of body weight (BW).
Shou-kun JI +6 more
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DEVELOPMENT OF A TRACEABILITY MODEL APPLIED TO GOAT AND SHEEP MEAT PRODUCTION [PDF]
: The goat and sheep meat producer chain has developed in last years, thus, it is imperative to organize and structure the supply chain and to adopt reliable policies for products' traceability, as a tool to achieve these requirements. The study aimed to
Alan C. Bezerra +4 more
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Accurate identification of individual animals plays a pivotal role in enhancing animal welfare and optimising farm production. Although Radio Frequency Identification technology has been widely applied in animal identification, this method still exhibits
Xiwen Zhang +3 more
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The Sheep Grimace Scale as an indicator of post-operative distress and pain in laboratory sheep. [PDF]
The EU Directive 2010/63/EU changed the requirements regarding the use of laboratory animals and raised important issues related to assessing the severity of all procedures undertaken on laboratory animals.
C Häger +11 more
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Recognition of lameness and decisions to catch for inspection among sheep farmers and specialists in GB [PDF]
Background: Epidemiological studies have used farmer estimates of the prevalence of lameness in their flocks. This assumes that farmers can identify lame sheep.
Green, L. E.; id_orcid +5 more
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The objective of this study was to determine energy and protein requirements, for both maintenance and gain, of sheep in Indonesia by using a meta-analysis method.
A. Jayanegara +5 more
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