The aim of this study was to determine the effects pasture (cocksfoot cv. porto (CFP) and lucerne) supplementation grazing lambs with pellets or without plant oil infusion on performance carcass characteristics. Forty-eight White Suffolk x Corriedale first-cross weaners were randomly assigned one four treatments in a split-plot experimental design: (1) CFP lucerne pastures only (control); suppl...

To determine the influences of season, distance and multiple-farm loads on pigs transported to slaughter under Spanish commercial conditions, 496 journeys, involving 90,366 pigs, were analysed. Mortality, liveweight loss, transport yield, killing out percentage, carcass yield after overnight chilling and percentage of condemned and trimmed carcasses were recorded. Season significantly affected ...

COMPARATIVE studies of elephant and the F1 hybrids between ‘maiwa’ Cultivar millet (Pennisetum americanum) grass (P. purpureum) indicated a superiority in quality hybrids. To ascertain this potential animal performance was measured by exciting beef production on Pennisetum hybrid pastures consisting random mixture genotype which were grazed from July 28 to December 6. 1972 (132 days) 18 24 mont...

Chaffed wheat straw was treated with a seven per cent solution of urea and sealed for three weeks before feeding to sheep. Mature wethers received either this urea-treated straw or straw that had received an equivalent amount of urea mixed in with it at feeding. Both straws were fed either with or without lupins at 200 g/hd/d for seven weeks. DM intake was increased both by the urea treatment a...

The 160 million ha of grazing land in Queensland support approximately 10 million beef equivalents (9.8 million cattle and 10.7 million sheep) with treed and cleared native pastures as the major forage source. The complexity of these biophysical systems and their interaction with pasture and stock management, economic and social forces limits our ability to easily calculate the impact of climat...

An experiment using 610 steer and heifer calves compared the weight gain and carcase characteristics of cattle treated with the short-acting anabolics Ralgro and Synovex and two new as yet unregistered products, Crestar F and M. The consistency and duration of response, and the effect of re-implantation after 42 days were measured. Overall, when both sexes were combined, there were significant ...

An 8-week study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding graded levels raw pigeonpea seed (Cajanus cajan) meal (PSM) on performance, nutrient retention and carcass characteristics weaner rabbits 24 initial average liveweight 600-700g in a completely randomized design (CRD). Four experimental diets were formulated such that diet 1 (control) maize soybean based with 0% PSM. Treatnents 2, ...