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- Title
EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY MILK FEEDING ON GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF SANTA INÊS LAMBS.
- Authors
MCMANUS, CONCEPTA MARGARET; PAIM, TIAGO PRADO; LOUVANDINI, HELDER; DALLAGO, BRUNO; ZORZAN, ALINE; GOMES, EDGARD FRANCO; BORGES, BARBARA OLIVEIRA; TAVARES LIMA, PAULO DE MELLO
- Abstract
The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of alternative methods of feeding on the performance and mortality rate of suckling lambs. Eighty-four Santa Inês lambs, twins and singles, half male and half female, were used. The animals were divided into three groups: A (control), B (bovine milk) and C (bovine milk plus Multimixture). The experiment began when lambs were three weeks old and finished at weaning at 2 months of age. Each animal from group B received 200 mL of bovine milk daily; group C received 200 mL of bovine milk plus 20g of Multi-mixture daily. Weaning Weight (WW) was 10.90, 13.20 and 13.59 kg, respectively for groups A, B and C. Daily Weight Gain (DWG) was 126, 163 and 168 g.day-1 respectively. The mortality rate was higher (p<0.05) in group A than in group B and C. Gender influenced significantly (p<0.05) the DWG and WW. DWG and WW were lower for the animals that died compared to the animals that survived: 7.94 kg against 13.51 kg (WW) and 77 g against 165 g (DWG) respectively. The twins had lower (P<0.05) WW and DWG when compared to the singles. The use of milkreplacers with or without Multi-mixture is effective and it can increase the productivity of the system.
- Subjects
SHEEP feeding; SUCKLING in animals; LAMB mortality; MILK substitutes in animal nutrition; MILK; CASSAVA as feed; EGGSHELLS
- Publication
Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 4, p451
- ISSN
1518-2797
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1089-6891v15i48725