Two trials were performed to study the fattening performance of Ethiopian highland sheep under feed-lot conditions. Three diets were tried; A-20 % hay, B -35% hay and C-50% hay. Trial I had the three diets represented on 84 non-descript highland all-milk-tooth ram lambs, while in Trial II, only, ...
Galal, E.S.E.
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Awgichew, K.
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Kebede, B.
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Gojam, Y.
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O'Donovan, P.B.
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[A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions]
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A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. I. Performance of highland lambs under feed-lot conditions
Thirty two ram lambs were included from the on-going selection breeding programme. These lambs consisted of the Adal and Black Head Somali (16 each) and were used to study the fattening ability of the two breeds and to compare the concentrate ratio. The average initial weights and age were 14.2 K...
Akalu, B.
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Galal, E.S.E.
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[Comparison between fattening ability of Adal and Blackhead Somali sheep]
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Comparison between fattening ability of Adal and Blackhead Somali sheep
The study included two trials, each of two phases, to investigate the feasibility of finishing Adal lambs on irrigated pasture and the effect of concentrate supplementation. Fifty-one ram lambs with initial mean weight of 11.9 kg and mean age of 18 week were used in phase 1 Trail 1 while phase 2 ...
Galal, E.S.E.
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Tesfazgy, A.
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Awgichew, K.
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[A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. II. Performance of Adal lambs on supplemented grazing]
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A study on fattening Ethiopian sheep. II. Performance of Adal lambs on supplemented grazing
A trial was conducted on 26 male twin lambs to study the effect of creep feeding on lamb development and growth Creep feeding started when the lamb’s average age was 43 days. Lambs were weaned at an average age of 93 days. The creep feed group was fed ad libitum until the age of six months while ...