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Performance and wool production of sheep and weight gain and carcass characteristics of the lambs

The effect of feeding Polwarth ewes rearing singles or doubles on pasture, or on corn silage + concentrate on ewes and lambs body weigth gain ewes wool production and carcass charecteristics and body components of lambs. Only the wool yield was significantly different (P<0.01) among the feedig systems, being superior for the sheep that receaving corn silage plus concentrate.There were no significant difference (P>0.05) for all variables between singles and doubles. For the lambs, the response of performance, carcass characteristics and live weight components were not different statistically (P>0,05) among treatments.

finishing; pasture; post partumy; sheep; silage


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