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Effect of water deprivation during pregnancy and lactation of Barbarine ewes on mammary secretions and lamb's growth | |
Mleil, S.; Lassoued, N.; Ben Salem, H.; Rekik, M. | |
通讯作者 | Mleil, S. |
会议名称 | 11th International Mediterranean Symposium on Animal Farming and Environment Interactions in Mediterranean Region |
会议日期 | OCT 27-29, 2010 |
会议地点 | Zadar, CROATIA |
英文摘要 | The effect of water restriction was assessed in Barbarine ewes raised under extremely dry conditions. In Experiment 1, 24 adult ewes were divided into two groups balanced for age and weight. Control ewes (C) had free access to water while deprived ewes (D) were ad libitum watered every 3 days during the last 10 days of pregnancy and the first 60 days of suckling. Accumulated colostrum at birth and rate of secretion between 0-2, 2-15 and 15-24 h were not affected. C ewes yielded more milk than D ewes on days 30 and 60 postpartum (1,487.38 +/- 436.44 vs. 1,096.6 +/- 282.85 g/24 h and 983.42 +/- 228.80 vs. 639.19 +/- 256.92 g/24 h respectively; P<0.01). At birth, lamb's live weight was similar (3.4 kg) for lambs born to C and D ewes (P>0.05). Daily growth rates were 184.67 +/- 55.98 and 162 +/- 43.50 g between d 10 and d 30, and 190.60 +/- 53.47 and 173.8 +/- 45.75 g between d 30 and d 60 for respectively C and D lambs (P>0.05). In Experiment 2, 24 adult ewes were allotted to treatments C and D as above except that for D ewes, water restriction started from 50 days before lambing up to 60 days postpartum. Accumulated colostrum at birth and rate of secretion between 0-2, 2-15 and 15-24 h were not affected. However, milk production was highly affected (P<0.01) by the regime being significantly lower for D ewes at 10, 30 and 45 days postpartum. Despite differences in milk production, there was no effect of access to water of the dams on the weights and growth rates of their offspring's. At birth, C and D lambs weighed 3.4 and 3.3 kg respectively, and at day 60 corresponding figures were 11.2 and 10.3 kg. Both experiments showed an effect of water deprivation only on milk production which is not reflected in lamb weights at birth even when the ewes are deprived during the last third of pregnancy. Lamb growth after birth was also not modified. These results stress the adaptive traits of the Barbarine and should be considered while managing watering of flocks under desert conditions. |
英文关键词 | water deprivation Barbarine ewes colostrum milk yield growth |
来源出版物 | ANIMAL FARMING AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION |
ISSN | 0071-2477 |
出版年 | 2012 |
期号 | 131 |
页码 | 115-120 |
ISBN | 978-90-8686-184-2 |
EISBN | 978-90-8686-741-7 |
出版者 | WAGENINGEN ACAD PUBL |
类型 | Proceedings Paper |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Tunisia |
收录类别 | CPCI-S |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000327613600014 |
WOS关键词 | MERINO SHEEP ; DEHYDRATION ; AWASSI ; GOATS |
WOS类目 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science |
WOS研究方向 | Agriculture |
资源类型 | 会议论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/300168 |
作者单位 | INRA Tunisie, Ariana 2049, Tunisia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mleil, S.,Lassoued, N.,Ben Salem, H.,et al. Effect of water deprivation during pregnancy and lactation of Barbarine ewes on mammary secretions and lamb's growth[C]:WAGENINGEN ACAD PUBL,2012:115-120. |
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