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Effect of nutrient supplementation on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nellore ram lambs - An on-farm evaluation study.

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Title Effect of nutrient supplementation on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nellore ram lambs - An on-farm evaluation study.
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Creator Girish P.S, Baswa Reddy P, Ramakrishna C, Ramana Reddy Y, Chava Satish and Kondaiah N
 
Subject Carcass characteristics, Nellore breed, Ram lambs, Semi-intensive system
 
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SUMMARY
A field study was conducted in the Nellore sheep breeding
tract on growth parameters of 447 Nellore (jodipi) ram lambs,
out of which 30 lambs were fed on traditional grazing
(control) and 417 lambs on natural grazing along with nutrient
supplementation (treated) i.e. feeding of balanced concentrate
feed. Average initial body weight of the lambs under control
group and treated group were 13.60 ± 0.58 kg and 13.38 ±
0.07 kg, respectively. After 90 days of rearing, lambs under
treated group showed better growth rates with significantly
(P < 0.01) heavier final average body weight (23.11±0.19 g)
as compared to those of control group (22.05±0.11 kg).
Growth studies revealed that ram lambs fed on natural grazing
along with nutrient supplementation (treated) showed
significantly higher average daily gain. Carcass studies also
revealed that dressing percentage, cut up parts yield and byproducts
yield were also better in lambs under treated group
compared to those of control group due to better nutritional
status in supplemented lambs. This study was part of field
demonstration trials to farmers on benefits of growing ram
lambs to optimum weight and nutritional intervention for
getting higher growth rate.
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Date 2018-11-17T05:21:23Z
2018-11-17T05:21:23Z
2012-12-31
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/11673
 
Language English
 
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Publisher The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences