Estimation of individual feed consumption of fattening lambs on group feeding


Baspinar E., Ozkan M., Polatsu S., Yurtman I., ARIK İ. Z.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, vol.22, no.6, pp.545-550, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.545-550
  • Keywords: feed intake, estimating model, fattening, lamb, GRAIN GROWING DIETS, STEERS, SILAGE, GROWTH
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of the this study was to develop a model to estimate the individual feed consumption of fattening lambs which were fed in groups adlibitum. The individual feed consumption and live weight data obtained from the 3 previous works weresed. The feed consumption of 76 lambs in 41 different fattening periods were estimated by using the developed model and individual consumption values and group averages were compared with the estimated values. The model estimated the individual feed intake better than group averages in 33 of 41 calculations.