A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions

Two trials were performed to study the fattening performance of Ethiopian highland sheep under feed-lot conditions. Three diets were tried; A-20 % hay, B -35% hay and C-50% hay. Trial I had the three diets represented on 84 non-descript highland all-milk-tooth ram lambs, while in Trial II, only, die...

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Main Authors: Galal, E.S.E., Awgichew, K., Kebede, B., Gojam, Y., O'Donovan, P.B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1979
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66846
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Awgichew, K.
Kebede, B.
Gojam, Y.
O'Donovan, P.B.
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Gojam, Y.
Kebede, B.
O'Donovan, P.B.
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description Two trials were performed to study the fattening performance of Ethiopian highland sheep under feed-lot conditions. Three diets were tried; A-20 % hay, B -35% hay and C-50% hay. Trial I had the three diets represented on 84 non-descript highland all-milk-tooth ram lambs, while in Trial II, only, diets A and C were tried on 47 highland Horro ram lambs. The average initial veight was 20.4 kg in Trial II. Average daily gain differed significantly (p
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spelling CGSpace668462023-06-13T04:46:27Z A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions Galal, E.S.E. Awgichew, K. Kebede, B. Gojam, Y. O'Donovan, P.B. sheep feeds highlands fattening feedlots animal performance feed conversion efficiency carcass composition Two trials were performed to study the fattening performance of Ethiopian highland sheep under feed-lot conditions. Three diets were tried; A-20 % hay, B -35% hay and C-50% hay. Trial I had the three diets represented on 84 non-descript highland all-milk-tooth ram lambs, while in Trial II, only, diets A and C were tried on 47 highland Horro ram lambs. The average initial veight was 20.4 kg in Trial II. Average daily gain differed significantly (p 1979 2015-06-05T12:17:59Z 2015-06-05T12:17:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66846 en Limited Access Galal, E.S.E., Awgichew, K., Kebede, B., Gojjam, Y. and O'Donovan, P.B. 1979. A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions. Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 1(2): 93-98.
spellingShingle sheep
feeds
highlands
fattening
feedlots
animal performance
feed conversion efficiency
carcass composition
Galal, E.S.E.
Awgichew, K.
Kebede, B.
Gojam, Y.
O'Donovan, P.B.
A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions
title A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions
title_full A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions
title_fullStr A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions
title_full_unstemmed A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions
title_short A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions
title_sort study on fattening ethiopian sheep i performance of highland lambs under feed lot conditions
topic sheep
feeds
highlands
fattening
feedlots
animal performance
feed conversion efficiency
carcass composition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66846
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