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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"ANZSRC::070204 Animal Nutrition"”.
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Mechanisms of intake depression in parasitised lambs
… were individually penned indoors. Half of the animals were dosed three times each week for the duration of the trial, at the daily level of 4000 Trichostrongylus collibrijolllis per head and allocated to treatments in a 4*4 latin square design. Control lambs were pair fed a complete pelleted …
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Nutritional constraints to lamb growth at pasture
… but were within the range commonly observed in animals consuming herbage diets. The retention time of digesta in the rumen (RT) is an important aspect of intake regulation. Two techniques were identified as having potential for the estimation of RT in grazing animals, and these were evaluated in …
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The effect of early-pregnancy nutrition on lamb birth weight in fecund Booroola-Merino cross sheep
The effects of ewe nutrition and live weight change during early-pregnancy on lamb birth weight were studied. 218 Booroola cross Coopworth ewes carrying at least one copy of the F gene were stratified according to live weight, breed and age, and randomly allocated to a high(H), medium (M) or low …
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Lamb wastage and its association with ewe body condition
The effect of ewe body condition and live weight, and change in these factors, on lamb wastage was examined in a composite (principally Coopworth) flock of small- or large-framed ewes. Approximately equal sized flocks of small- and large-framed ewes, balanced for age and condition were selected …
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Grazing management strategies of diverse pastures on irrigated dairy farm systems : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
… and, hence, less purchased feed required to meet animal demand (NZ$0/ha) compared to other scenarios (NZ$404/ha). In addition, the lenient grazing of diverse pasture in spring was the only scenario that resulted in a surplus feed supply ($3145/year). An excess of 15 t DM of pasture silage was sold …