Feeding Behavior of Self-Fed Lambs

The effects of varying diets and slotted floor space allowances upon feeder usage among groups of five self-fed lambs were examined during a 44-day trial. Pen size (.595 or .334 sq m per lamb) did not influence animal gain, feed intake, waste feed associated with the feeder, side(s) (right and/or left) of the feeder trough used by the lambs and mean feeder usage. Feeder usage averaged 5.8, 9.1 and 10.2 hours in a 24-hour day for lambs fed a pelleted 20% roughage diet, a ground 20% roughage diet and a ground 40% roughage diet, respectively. Feeder usage was significantly less for lambs fed the pelleted diet, and the greatest animal performance and waste feed occurred with this diet.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Animal Sciences

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Stoerger, Mary Fran

• Agriculture, Animal Culture and Nutrition

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8017994

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/66946