Liveweight and liveweight gain
Animal liveweight gain from lucerne and lucerne/grass mixes
... total liveweight production was from lambs that maintained growth rates of ∼ 300 g/head/d on all ...in liveweight gain were explained by different stocking rates for each treatment, not by quantity ...
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A comparison of liveweight gain of two groups of weaners of different entry liveweight in an ad libitum fodder beet feeding system for finishing beef cattle
... high liveweight gains on the crop and an early slaughter age for cost effective ...Lower liveweight weaners have a greater protein requirement for optimal weight gain, and the threshold entry ...
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Effect of ewe stocking rate in spring on subterranean clover persistence and lamb liveweight gain
... ewe liveweight loss. However, the maintenance of satisfactory lamb liveweight gain at both stocking rates through to early November indicates that sheep can reduce subterranean clover in grass-clover ...
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The effect of spring grazing management on yield, animal liveweight gain and root reserves of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.).
... average liveweight gain of 260 g/hd/d compared with195 g/hd/d in those grazing a ryegrass/white clover ...daily liveweight gain compared with only 65 g/hd for the ryegrass/white ...
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Pasture production and liveweight gain from cocksfoot-subterranean clover pastures grazed at two stocking rates and closed at different times during spring
... lamb liveweight gain, pasture production and subterranean clover seedling densities was monitored over 2 years for a dryland cocksfoot-subterranean clover pasture in ...
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The effect of oestradiol 17β (Compudose ®) on liveweight gain, herbage intake and circulating hormone concentrations in steers at pasture : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Animal Science at Massey University, New Zealand
... World food production needs to increase as world population is increasing. One method of achieving this is to improve the efficiency of food production. Efficient meat production in steers is affected by growth rate, ...
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The effect of oestradiol 17β (Compudose ®) on liveweight gain, herbage intake and circulating hormone concentrations in steers at pasture : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Animal Science at Massey University, New Zealand
... O'Callaghan 1 988 et al; Fiems et al. 1 99 1 } and for those obtained under European and North America grazing conditions (Shorrock et al. 1 978; Rumsey 1 990}, and in New Zealand (McKenzie 1 981 , 1 983; Bass 1 989}. ...
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Assistance at parturition of primiparous, two year old, Angus heifers and the effect of liveweight gain of heifers in early pregnancy on birth weight of the calf : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
... iveweight gain during pregnancy on birth weight, live weight to weaning, body dimensions and milk intake of the calves, as well as subsequent live weight and maternal performance of the ...iveweight gain ...
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Pasture production, nitrogen responses and sheep liveweight gain from Caucasian and white clover pastures: a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours at Lincoln University
... • Autumn and spring dry matter responses to N fertiliser are similar for Caucasian and white clovers, indicating that, along with its increased competitive ability against ryegrass, C[r] ...
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Liveweight production of ewes and lambs grazing a dryland lucerne monoculture with or without barley grain supplementation
... mean liveweight gain for ewes and lambs over the lactation phase was similar for both ±Grain ...improved liveweight gain by either ewes or ...
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Strategies to improve sheep liveweight gains and dry matter production of dryland tall fescue/clover pastures in Canterbury
... Legumes have higher feeding value than perennial ryegrass due to the animals’ higher intake and higher ratio of protein:energy absorbed (Ulyatt et al., 1977). Ulyatt et al. (1977) stated that white clover has a higher ...
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Variations in liveweight gains, milk yield and composition of Red Sokoto goats fed crop residue based supplements in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
... in- liveweight gains and milk production to guide small dividually offered its appropriate corresponding ra- ruminant producers in Nigeria have not been de- tion to evaluate the digestibility of the ...on ...
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Liveweight gain of sheep grazing lucerne, lucerne/grass mixes and lucerne supplemented with barley grain
... in liveweight production were not a result of the quality of the pasture (Table ...the liveweight production due to a lower ME intake as only ME from lucerne was ...
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Managing liveweight production from beef breeding herds
... Measuring live weight production and fertility of beef herds Annual pregnancy diagnosis and foetal aging, assessment of lactation status at branding and weaning, and weighing a representative sample of cows and weaned ...
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Calculating animal performance from limited liveweight measurements of the population
... The Model Assume that the liveweight frequency distribution is normal with mean µ and standard deviation σ. Suppose, as is current practice, that the farmer weighs his/her animals, but only records the mean ...
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Variations in liveweight gains, milk yield and composition of Red Sokoto goats fed crop residue based supplements in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
... Keywords : Red Sokoto goats, crop residue, supplementation, weight gains, milk yield , milk composition 25... Goat milk 2.[r] ...
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Field trials and tribulations: mortality, morbidity and liveweight following multivalent clostridial and Pasteurella vaccination of lambs on six English commercial sheep flocks
... Firstly, using mixed effects multilevel linear regression models including farm identity and visit number (1 to 6) as fixed effects to assess the effect of vaccination status (unvac[r] ...
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Monitoring liveweight to optimise health and productivity in pasture[ ]fed dairy herds : a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University
... Given the negative impact of lameness on herd profitability and animal welfare it is im- portant that those involved in managing dairy cattle are able to identify affected animals as quickly as possible. Identification ...
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The estimation of phenotypic and genetic parameters for liveweight traits of red deer : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science at Massey University
... 4.3.4.2.3: Ordinary least square estimates LSE and means LSM for sex and herd x sex interaction, and the regression coefficients for age at March weighing age at mwt and dam pre-fawning [r] ...
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The estimation of phenotypic and genetic parameters for liveweight traits of red deer : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science at Massey University
... 2.1 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this chapter is to review: non-genetic effects known to influence birth, March and 15-month weight and velvet antler weight of Red deer and the comparable[r] ...
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