Levels of first winter feeding in relation to performance of Cheviot hill ewes. I. Body growth and development during treatment period
- 31 January 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 62 (1) , 99-122
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600059840
Abstract
1. Over 3 years, different levels of first winter nutrition were imposed on groups of North and South Country Cheviot ewe hoggs (lambs). In 1956–57, three levels, high, mid and low, were fed indoors. In 1957-58, only two levels, high and mid, were fed indoors, with the low level being represented by hill wintering. In 1958–59, two levels were represented by away wintering and hill wintering.2. Low-plane feeding was designed to simulate average hill wintering, creating a 10% loss in live weight. Mid-plane feeding was designed to maintain live weight at approximately the same level throughout the winter. High-plane feeding was designed to produce a live-weight gain of 15–20% in 1956–57 and the maximum gain possible in 1957–58.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Wintering of Blackface Mountain Ewe LambsBritish Veterinary Journal, 1954