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Nielsen, Bea; Thamsborg, Stig Milan; Hansen, Hanne; Ranvig, Hans; Høgh-Jensen, Henning. |
Two trials were conducted to examine the effect of chicory included in or as additional plots of the ryegrass–white clover pastures on growth, naturally acquired nematode infections and selectivity of chicory by lambs. In Experiment 1, 31 weaned Texel lambs (36±7 kg) grazed either ryegrass–white clover (CTRL) or ryegrass–white clover–hicory pastures (CHIC). In Experiment 2, 30 weaned Shropshire lambs (32±7 kg) grazed either ryegrass–white clover (CTRL) or ryegrass–white clover with access to small additional chicory plots, which corresponded to 3% (CHIC-LO) or 6% of the total grazing area (CHIC-HI). No consistent differences in live weight gain and nematode faecal egg counts were observed in lambs grazing the different pasture types. Sward height on the... |
Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Feeding and growth. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18302/1/Nielsen_2009_Livestock-Science.pdf |
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