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The evaluation and standardisation of pig rations under South African conditions: 2.The influence of feeding protein and energy
A total of 224 pigs were used in two experiments to study the effect of two isocaloric diets containing 16,4 or 11,7% crude-protein on rate of gain, feed conversion efficiency, carcass characteristics and carcass composition of baconers, fed ad libitum…
Verskillende verhoudings van kuilvoer en kragvoer vir die afronding van vleisbeeste
Different silage and concentrate rations for fattening beef cattle Eighteen month old Africander steers were fed four basic rations viz. (l) silage ad lib., (2) silage ad lib. + maize meal at l% of live mass, (3) 5 kg silage+…
Die invloed van sinchronisasie van die estrusperiode, DMS-toediening en prikkelvoeding op: estrus en besetting van Suid-Afrikaan
The influence of synchronisation of the oestrus period, PMSG administration and flushing on: oestrous and conception of South African mutton merino ewes: The effects of MAP + PMSG and of flushing, during the breeding season, on oestrus and conception were…
Reduced sensitivity to oestrogen in ewes continuously associated with rams
Oestradiol benzoate (ODB) injection of ewes isolated from rams for three months during the anoestrous season resulted in a significantly greater (P<0,001) incidence of oestrus than in anoestrous ewes not isolated from rams. Mating was initiated after a shorter latent…
