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The Effect of Alternative Sheep–Beef Enterprise Mixes on Farm Productivity, Profitability and Predicted Enteric Methane Emissions in North Island Hill Country Farms

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 2, April 2026.
Sheep or beef cattle (cattle) share of total farm feed consumed, measured in stock units (SU) on New Zealand farms, is often adjusted depending on the profitability of each enterprise. The impact of these adjustments on whole‐farm productivity, profitability and predicted methane (CH4) output has not been recently explored. A system dynamics model of a
Joseph A. Adjabui, Patrick C. H. Morel, Stephen T. Morris, Thiagarajah Ramilan, Peter R. Tozer, Paul R. Kenyon   +5 more
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Productive and Reproductive Performance of Ewes at 60 and 90 Days Postpartum Treated by Different Weaning System

Tropical Animal Science Journal, 2020
Based on the assumption that the time required by the lamb to reach a certain weight at slaughter (slaughter weight) is partially dependent on the amount of milk ingested during suckling, and on the dietary management of the sheep and lamb.
N. da S. Heimbach, C. C. B. F. Ítavo, L. C. V. Ítavo, A. M. Dias, G. dos S. Difante, F. de A. Borges, A. L. C. Gurgel, K. L. da S. Monteiro, C. O. de O. Frangiotti, T. F. F. de S. Arco, M. C. M. da Costa, M. V. G. Niwa   +11 more
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The use of Accelerometer Technology to Predict Time Budget and Head Shaking Behaviour in Ewes Managed on Pasture

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 2, April 2026.
This study aimed to evaluate a tri‐axial accelerometer attached to a collar to determine the ability to accurately predict rumination, lying, grazing, and head shaking behaviour of ewes on pasture. Collars with accelerometers recording at 1 Hz were attached to 30 Romney type ewes managed in groups of 5.
Karin E. Schütz, Chanatda Somchit, Frances J. Huddart, Laura B. Hunter, Trevor Watson, Cheryl O’Connor, Bryan R. Thompson, Peter Green, Mhairi A. Sutherland   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary supplementation with fermented compound Chinese herbal medicine reshapes the gastrointestinal microbiota and enhances growth in suckling lambs

Microbiology Spectrum
This study investigated the effects of a fermented compound Chinese herbal medicine (FCHM) on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune function, and gastrointestinal microbiota in suckling lambs.
Yinglian Wu, Yan Wang, Rongyan Qin, Limeng Liu, Lele Wang, Yanfeng Liu, Wenqi Wang, Qiyu Diao   +7 more
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of difructose anhydride III (NITTEN DFA III) for female bovines, ovines, caprines in the periparturient period and neonates fed colostrum and milk/milk replacer in early life (Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd)

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of difructose anhydride III as a zootechnical feed additive (functional group: physiological condition stabilisers) for neonatal and female adult bovines, caprines and ovines.
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto‐Maradona, Katerina Theodoridou, Georges Bories, Secundino López‐Puente, Montserrat Anguita, Matteo L. Innocenti, Fabiola Pizzo, Jordi Tarrés, Jordi Ortuño   +22 more
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Maternal behaviour and lamb survival: from neuroendocrinology to practical application*

Animal, 2014
Parental care promotes offspring survival and, for livestock species, this care is provided solely by the mother. Maternal behaviour in the sheep has been exceptionally well-studied compared with other species and many of the underpinning biological ...
C.M. Dwyer
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Influence of ewe feeding systems on carcass quality of suckling lambs

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010
Numerous studies have evidenced significant differences in the carcass and meat quality of grass-fed and concentrate-fed lambs. The main differences regard carcass fatness (Murphy et al., 1994), subcutaneous fat colour (Prache and Theriez, 1999), meat ...
M.C. Sinatra, G. Vottari, C. Cilione, M. Scerra, F. Foti, P. Caparra   +5 more
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