Agriculture (Nov 2022)

Influence of Supplemental Feeding on Body Condition Score and Reproductive Performance Dynamics in Botosani Karakul Sheep

  • Ionică Nechifor,
  • Marian Alexandru Florea,
  • Răzvan-Mihail Radu-Rusu,
  • Constantin Pascal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12122006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 12
p. 2006

Abstract

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The aim of this research was to study the impact of supplementary feeding on reproductive traits in sheep. Two groups, L1 (control) and L2 (experimental treatment), of adult females aged between two and six years belonging to the Botosani Karakul sheep breed were formed. The experimental treatment group (L2) received supplementary feeding 25 days prior to mating. Improvements in body condition and significant increases in live weight occurred by the time of mating in those ewes that had been flushed (L2) (p p p < 0.001 in lambs from BCS 2.5 to 3.5 ewes).

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