Effect of additional oat supplementation in forage based feeding during gestation and lactation periods on ewe body condition, performance, blood glycose and β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in organic farm

Effect of additional oat supplementation in forage based feeding during gestation and lactation periods on ewe body condition, performance, blood glycose and β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in organic farm

The aim of this study was to estimate the feeding strategies of pregnant and lactating ewes fed only silage/hay or supplemented with concentrates (oat) on the ewe body condition score (BCS), production of ewes (lambs born per ewe lambed (LB), lambs born alive per ewe lambed (LBA), lambs born dead pe...

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Main Authors: Peep Piirsalu, Tanel Kaart, Jaak Samarütel, Silvi Tölp, Aire Ilves, Hanno Jaakson, Irje Nutt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academic Agricultural Society 2019-01-01
Series:Agraarteadus
Subjects:
ewe body condition score
ewe production
oat supplementation
forage based feeding
glycose
β-hydroxybutyrate
organic farm
Online Access: http://agrt.emu.ee/pdf/2018_2_piirsalu.pdf

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