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Level and period of realimentation to assess improvement in body condition and carcass quality in cull ewes.

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Title Level and period of realimentation to assess improvement in body condition and carcass quality in cull ewes.
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Creator Bhatt Randhir
Soren N M
Sahoo Artabandhu
Abdul Karim Shaikh
 
Subject Cull ewes
Realimentation
Nutrient utilization
Body condition score
Carcass trait
 
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Improvement in body condition was assessed in 40 cull ewes (>6 years), equally distributed in two groups and realimented with ad libitum roughage (gram straw) and two levels of concentrate feeding, i.e., 2.5 % (T(1)) of live weight (LW) and ad libitum (T(2)). Five representative animals from an initial 45 were slaughtered at the initiation of the study (0 day) and five animals from each treatment at 44, 67, and 90 days of experiment for carcass attributes. Improvement in body condition score (BCS), nutrient utilization, feed efficiency, and carcass traits were assessed at 44, 67, and 90 days. Metabolism trial of 6-day collection of feed, feces, and urine samples was conducted on five representative ewes from each group after 60 days of feeding. The level of concentrate feeding on LW gain and BCS was significant, and the duration of realimentation showed a linear improvement (P 
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Date 2024-05-31T11:52:49Z
2024-05-31T11:52:49Z
2012-01-01
 
Type Journal
 
Identifier Bhatt Randhir, Soren N M, Sahoo Artabandhu, Abdul Karim Shaikh. (2012). Level and period of realimentation to assess improvement in body condition and carcass quality in cull ewes. Tropical animal health and production. 45:167-176
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Language English
 
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