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The Response of Finishing lambs to Additional Metabolisable Energy Supplied from Either Silage or Concentrate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

S.D. Johnston ,
R.W.J. Steen  and
D.M.B. Chestnutt
S.D. Johnston
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co.Down BT26 6DR
R.W.J. Steen
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co.Down BT26 6DR
D.M.B. Chestnutt
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co.Down BT26 6DR
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Increased lamb production during the 1980's stimulated interest in winter indoor finishing systems, traditionally all-concentrate. Recent research has been directed towards the supplementation of a silage-based ration as an option to reduce costs. The objective of this experiment is to compare the utilisation of metabolisable energy (ME) from silage and concentrate for carcass gain and to determine the effect of ME source on carcass quality.

Seventy-eight Blackface wether lambs (mean initial live weight 29.3 kg) were housed in late October and offered silage for two weeks prior to allocation to treatments.

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Sheep
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1994 , March 1994 , pp. 52
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1994

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