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| Silveira,José Coriolano Andrade da; Fonsêca,Vinícius de França Carvalho; Furtado,Dermeval Araújo; Santos,Severino Guilherme Caetano Gonçalves dos; Silva,Josinaldo Araújo da; Pimenta Filho,Edgard Cavalcanti; Saraiva,Edilson Paes; Medeiros,Ariosvaldo Nunes de. |
| ABSTRACT This study was designed to assess the effects of feeding space availability on social behavior and performance of housed crossbreed sheep through the use of three different types of feeders. Thirty-six crossbreed ewes (Santa Inês × Dorper; 2-3 years old) with initial body weight of 34.99±4.28 kg were randomly assigned to a 3 × 3 (feeder type × available space at the feeder) factorial arrangement among nine pens. Pens had one of three feeder types (concrete bunk, plastic, or wood barrel) and one of three amounts of available space in the feeder (0.33, 0.25, or 0.20 m animal−1). Total dry matter intake/pen, dry matter intake per animal, total weight gain/pen, daily weight gain/animal, and food waste were evaluated. Percentage of time spent at... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Dominance relationship; Ewes; Feeding space; Food waste. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100204 |
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