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The effects of mineral block supplementation to ewes in late pregnancy on feed intake, IgG absorption and the level of faecal adhesion in the newborn lamb

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M. Foley ,
N. Keane ,
P.J. Quinn ,
J.J. Callan ,
P. Nowakowski ,
T. Boland  and
T.F. Crosby
M. Foley
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, Ireland
N. Keane
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, Ireland
P.J. Quinn
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, Ireland
J.J. Callan
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, Ireland
P. Nowakowski
Affiliation:
Agricultural University Wroclaw, Department of Sheep Breeding, Vwzuchowska, 7, 51-631, Wroclaw, Poland
T. Boland
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, Ireland
T.F. Crosby
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, Lyons Research Farm, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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In recent years there has been increasing use of mineral blocks in the diets of sheep both at mating time and in pregnancy. However, recent work carried out at this institute (Joyce, 2000) found that lambs whose dams had access to mineral blocks had significantly lower IgG serum values at 24 hours than lambs whose dams had no access to mineral blocks. This experiment investigated further the effects of supplementing the pregnant ewe diet with mineral blocks on IgG absorption efficiency and on the level of faecal adhesion to the tail-end of the lambs in early life.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 90
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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