Feeding behavior and performance of sheep fed cactus pear in substitution of corn

The objective of this study was to evaluate the feeding behavior and performance of Santa Ines sheep subjected to different levels of substitution of corn by cactus pear in the diet. Forty-fivenon-castrated male Santa Inês sheep with initial live weight of 27.50±0.48 kg were distributed in a complet...

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Main Authors: Roberto Germano Costa, Israel Hernandéz Treviño, Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros, Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros, Severino Gonzaga Neto, Paulo Sérgio de Azevedo, Tiago Ferreira Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2013-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982013001100004&lng=en&tlng=en