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Sheep production in Spanish dry mountain areas: 2. Dietary supplementation of lambs on grazing behaviour of Churra Tensina ewes and their lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

J. Alvarez ,
E. Balmisse ,
I. Casasús ,
R. Delfa ,
M. Joy  and
A. Sanz
J. Alvarez
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria P.O. Box 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
E. Balmisse
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria P.O. Box 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
I. Casasús
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria P.O. Box 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
R. Delfa
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria P.O. Box 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
M. Joy
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria P.O. Box 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
A. Sanz*
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria P.O. Box 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
*
Email: asanz@aragon.es
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Churra Tensina is a coarse-wooled hardy breed usually managed in semi-extensive systems in Spanish Pyrenees. Grazing natural meadows in spring together with lambing season could be involved in the alternatives of its production system. The aim of this experiment was to study the effect of dietary supplementation of lambs on grazing behaviour of Churra Tensina ewes and their lambs during lactation in natural meadows.

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Poster Presentations
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 146
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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