Essential Oils Combined with Vitamin D3 or with Probiotic as an Alternative to the Ionophore Monensin Supplemented in High-Energy Diets for Lambs Long-Term Finished under Subtropical Climate

Essential Oils Combined with Vitamin D3 or with Probiotic as an Alternative to the Ionophore Monensin Supplemented in High-Energy Diets for Lambs Long-Term Finished under Subtropical Climate

Supplementation with natural additives such as essential oils (EO) or probiotics has resulted in comparable growth performance to that of supplemental monensin in fattening lambs in hot environments. Supra-supplementation levels of vitamin D3 improved the carcass weight and dressing percentage of st...

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Main Authors: Lucía de G. Escobedo-Gallegos, Alfredo Estrada-Angulo, Beatriz I. Castro-Pérez, Jesús D. Urías-Estrada, Elizabeth Calderón-Garay, Laura Ramírez-Santiago, Yissel S. Valdés-García, Alberto Barreras, Richard A. Zinn, Alejandro Plascencia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
natural additives
monensin
lambs
growth-performance
energetics
carcass
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/15/2430

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