A preliminary assessment of predictive measures for the expression of weaning efficiency in sheep

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dc.contributor.authorSchoeman S.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:54:46Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:54:46Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractWeights and individual feed intake data of 30 Dorper crossbred ewes and their single-born lambs were collected from conception to weaning. The data were used to calculate actual weaning efficiency of the individual ewe-lamb units [AEFF = lamb weaning weight/DDMI (digestible dry matter intake) of both ewe and lamb × 100]. The accuracy of ewe weight (EWb) as a predictor of lamb weight (LW) and of predictive weaning efficiency (PEFF = LW/EWb) as a predictor of AEFF were investigated. Best predictions were obtained when EW was raised to the power of 0.72 and 0.67, respectively.
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dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Animal Sciences
dc.identifier.citation26
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn3751589
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/9392
dc.titleA preliminary assessment of predictive measures for the expression of weaning efficiency in sheep
dc.typeArticle
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