Evaluation of The Body Weight Gain and Feed Consumption of Dorper Lambs With Different Ages – Partial Results of Feed Efficiency Tests

Evaluation of The Body Weight Gain and Feed Consumption of Dorper Lambs With Different Ages – Partial Results of Feed Efficiency Tests

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Feed efficiency tests of sheep are important tools to select the best rams and ewes, and should be a prerequisite in breeding programs. However, there are uncertainties about the influence of lamb age amplitude at entrance in efficiency tests. This experiment focused on evaluating whether the initi...

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Main Authors: Mayara Isaias Vargas, Natana Mendes Marques, Heloísa Gonçalves Pinto, Silas Oliveira Cavalcante, Rafael Franco Bernardi, Nathalya Sanchez, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2022-12-01
Series:Boletim de Indústria Animal
Subjects:
Performance
productive efficiency
sheep farming
small ruminants
Online Access:http://ojs.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1174

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