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Examining the Effects of Whole Crop Wheat Silage on Ewe Performance during Late Gestation Compared to Traditional Grass Silage across Three Prolific Breed Types

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العنوان: Examining the Effects of Whole Crop Wheat Silage on Ewe Performance during Late Gestation Compared to Traditional Grass Silage across Three Prolific Breed Types
المؤلفون: Jonathan T. Higgins, Dermot Campion, Joe Jones, Stephen Lott, M. Bridget Lynch, Mary McEvoy, Fiona McGovern, Tommy M. Boland
المصدر: Animals, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 1554 (2020)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: LCC:Veterinary medicine
LCC:Zoology
مصطلحات موضوعية: late gestation nutrition, whole crop wheat silage, water intake, ewe performance, colostrum yield, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991
الوصف: Provision of adequate nutrient intake in late gestation of the ewe is an important determinant of dam and offspring performance. A 2 × 3 factorial design experiment examining two forage types, whole crop wheat silage (WCWS) or grass silage (GS) offered to one of three prolific breed types, (Belclare X, Lleyn X, Mule (Bluefaced Leicester × Blackface Mountain)), was conducted. Forage type had no impact on dry matter (DM) or metabolizable energy (ME) intake, body weight and body condition score change, or colostrum production (p > 0.05). Ewes offered WCWS had lower crude protein (CP) intake (p < 0.0001) and a lower combined litter weight (p < 0.05). Mule ewes consumed less DM, CP, (p < 0.05), and ME (p < 0.01) compared to Belclare X and Lleyn X ewes however, water intake per kg DM consumed did not differ with breed type (p > 0.05). Colostrum yield over the first 18 h postpartum was lower for Mule ewes compared to other breed types (p < 0.05). In conclusion, results from this study suggest nutrient concentration and balance as opposed to forage type is important for late gestation nutrition and breed type can impact feed intake and colostrum yield.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2076-2615
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1554; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani10091554
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/fd2dc352367240b685dc72c21dddd12d
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.fd2dc352367240b685dc72c21dddd12d
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20762615
DOI:10.3390/ani10091554