EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY MILK FEEDING ON GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF SANTA INÊS LAMBS

Authors

  • Concepta Margaret McManus Universidade de Brasília
  • Edgard Franco Gomes CENA/USP
  • Tiago Prado Paim CENA/USP
  • Helder Louvandini CENA/USP
  • Bruno Dallago UnB
  • Barbara Oliveira Borges UNESP
  • Aline Zorzan UnB
  • Paulo de Mello Tavares Lima UnB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab.v15i4.8725

Keywords:

Animal Nutrition

Abstract

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of alternative methods of feeding on the performance and mortality rate of suckling lambs. Eighty-four Santa Inês lambs, twins and singles, half male and half female, were used. The animals were divided into three groups: A (control), B (bovine milk) and C (bovine milk plus Multi-mixture). The experiment began when lambs were three weeks old and finished at weaning at 2 months of age. Each animal from group B received 200 mL of bovine milk daily; group C received 200 mL of bovine milk plus 20g of Multi-mixture daily. Weaning Weight (WW) was 10.90, 13.20 and 13.59 kg, respectively for groups A, B and C. Daily Weight Gain (DWG) was 126, 163 and 168 g.day-1 respectively. The mortality rate was higher (p<0.05) in group A than in group B and C. Gender influenced significantly (p<0.05) the DWG and WW. DWG and WW were lower for the animals that died compared to the animals that survived: 7.94 kg against 13.51 kg (WW) and 77 g against 165 g (DWG) respectively. The twins had lower (P<0.05) WW and DWG when compared to the singles. The use of milk-replacers with or without Multi-mixture is effective and it can increase the productivity of the system.

KEYWORDS: cassava leaf, egg shell, mortality, weight gain.

 

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Published

2014-12-23

How to Cite

MCMANUS, C. M.; GOMES, E. F.; PAIM, T. P.; LOUVANDINI, H.; DALLAGO, B.; BORGES, B. O.; ZORZAN, A.; LIMA, P. de M. T. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY MILK FEEDING ON GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF SANTA INÊS LAMBS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 4, p. 451–457, 2014. DOI: 10.1590/cab.v15i4.8725. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/8725. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Animal Production

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