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Growth, carcass and sensory characteristics of m. longissimus lumborum from wethers fed silage diets made from maize or various

  • 2000
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 30
M.J.C. Bosman, E.C. Webb, H.J. Cilliers and H.S. Steyn Page: 36 - 42

Growth, carcass characteristics and eating quality of meat from South African Mutton Merino wethers fed maize or different sorghum silage diets were studied. Forty newly weaned wethers (20 kg) were randomly allocated to 10 dietary treatments, viz. non-bird-resistant grain sorghum…

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The influence of stocking rate, growth implant, energy and ionophore supplementation on the performance of weaner wethers grazin

  • 1999
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 29
J.D. Griffiths, A.D. Lyle, J.P. Marais and B.P. Louw Page: 74 - 82

The performance of 98 Merino weaner lambs at two stocking rates (55 and 68 lambs/ha), with access to either no supplementation, 250 g molasses meal/lamb/day or 250 g molasses meal plus 35 mg ionophore (lasalocid)/lamb/day, with or without a growth…

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