Open AccessASSESSMENT OF COMPLETELY PELLETED DIETS FOR PERFORMANCE TESTING OF RAMS
Author(s) -
J.S. Walton,
B.W. McBride,
N. A. MARTINEAU,
T. D. Burgess
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
canadian journal of animal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1918-1825
pISSN - 0008-3984
DOI - 10.4141/cjas86-089
Subject(s) - rumen , zoology , biology , facsimile , food science , engineering , telecommunications , fermentation , transmission (telecommunications)
Completely pelleted diets were fed to rams under a facsimile of Ontario Ram Performance Test procedures. Twenty rams were fed for 50 d on completely pelleted rations without impairment of growth rate and without any effects on rumen health or ingestive behavior. Key words: R.O.P. testing, rams, pelleted feeds, growth rate, rumen lining
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