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Effect of long-term supplementation on animal performance of grazing ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

C.M. Brusa ,
F.J. Giráldez ,
O.F. Buratovich  and
A.R. Mantecón
C.M. Brusa
Affiliation:
Estación AgrÃcola Experimental. , CSIC. , Apdo 788. , 24080. , León
F.J. Giráldez
Affiliation:
Estación AgrÃcola Experimental. , CSIC. , Apdo 788. , 24080. , León
O.F. Buratovich
Affiliation:
Estación AgrÃcola Experimental. , CSIC. , Apdo 788. , 24080. , León
A.R. Mantecón
Affiliation:
Estación AgrÃcola Experimental. , CSIC. , Apdo 788. , 24080. , León
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Feeding management in grazing systems usually involves supplementary feeding during critical periods to increase the intake and prevent high losses of body reserves (Gunn et al., 1992; Castro et al., 1994). However, in grazing systems the response to additional fed can be erratic or inconsistent at medium or long terms. Therefore it is necessary a better understanding of the effects of supplementation to define feeding strategies. The present experiment was designed to examine the effect of supplementation of grazing ewes during two consecutive production cycles on animal performance.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 157
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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