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Studies of the skeleton of the sheep VII. A further comparison of skeletal resorption during pregnancy and lactation in ewes fed diets differing in digestible crude-protein value

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Duckworth
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
D. Benzie
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
E. Cresswell
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
A. W. Boyne
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
R. Hill
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen

Extract

1. An experiment has been carried out to compare the results of feeding the B-group diets of Parts II and III of this series to ewes during pregnancy and lactation.

2. The ewes fed a diet containing maize in place of dried molassed sugar beet pulp again maintained better bodily and skeletal condition.

3. The basis for other experiments in this series is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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