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The effects of herbage allowance and frequency of allocation, and silage feed value when offered to mid gestation ewes on lamb birth weight and subsequent performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

T.W.J. Keady  and
J.P. Hanrahan
T.W.J. Keady*
Affiliation:
Teagasc, Animal Production Centre, Athenry, Co Galway, Ireland
J.P. Hanrahan
Affiliation:
Teagasc, Animal Production Centre, Athenry, Co Galway, Ireland
*
Email:tim.keady@teagasc.ie
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It is essential to improve efficiency and reduce costs of production with decoupling of subsidy from production post Mid Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy. Recent studies at this centre (Flanagan 2003, Keady et al., 2006) have shown that extended grazing (grazing during winter), either during mid, late or throughout pregnancy, provides a low cost system of wintering ewes. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of herbage allowance and frequency of allocation, and potential interactions during mid gestation on ewe performance, and lamb birth weight and subsequent performance. Furthermore a direct comparison of herbage allowance and grass silages of differing feed value was also undertaken.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2007 , April 2007 , pp. 116
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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