The Effect of Different Levels of Nutrition at Last Period of Gestation on Liveweight of Ewes, Growth and Survival Rates of Their Lambs

Authors

İSMAİL FİLYA
ALİ KARABULUT
VEDAT AKGÜNDÜZ

DOI

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Abstract

The animal material of the research was 3, 4 and 5 years old 210 Merino ewes and their lambs. The research was started at the beginning of the last 1.5 months period of gestation and continued until the lambs were reached 60 days age. It has been determined that 500 g and more (especially 1500 g) concentrate feed given fed ewes daily at the last 1.5 months period of gestation increased the liveweight and decreased the weight loss of ewes and increased birth weight, growth and survival rates of lambs.

Keywords

Growth of Lambs, Survival Rates of Lambs, Sheep, Nutrition, Late Pregnancy

First Page

95

Last Page

100

Recommended Citation

FİLYA, İSMAİL; KARABULUT, ALİ; and AKGÜNDÜZ, VEDAT (1999) "The Effect of Different Levels of Nutrition at Last Period of Gestation on Liveweight of Ewes, Growth and Survival Rates of Their Lambs," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 23: No. 7, Article 15. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol23/iss7/15