Level and quality of protein in rations for lactating ewes

Jaime, C.; Purroy, A.

doi:10.1051/animres:19950204

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“…Sainfoin grazing during lactation was compared with 2 systems that have proven to yield good ADG of lambs in an autochthonous breed specialized in lamb production with low milk production (around 1 kg/d; Jaime and Purroy, 1995). Suckling lambs that grazed sainfoin had similar BW and age at weaning to their counterparts, which suggests that the intake of standard milk was similar among strategies.…”

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Meat quality of light lambs is more affected by the dam's feeding system during lactation than by the inclusion of quebracho in the fattening concentrate1

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Alibés

Sanz

et al. 2017

Journal of Animal Science

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The inclusion of natural antioxidants in the diet, through fresh forages or condensed tannins, might prolong meat shelf life and modify the meat quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the dam's feeding system during lactation and the inclusion of quebracho in the fattening concentrate of male lambs on meat color, chemical composition, and lipid oxidation. Dams and their suckling lambs were fed indoors or allowed to graze on alfalfa or sainfoin until lambs reached 42 d old. Thereafter, the weaned lambs were fed concentrates with 5% quebracho or without quebracho until reaching 22 to 24 kg BW. Meat of suckling lambs from dam's fed indoors (Indoor lambs) presented greater intramuscular fat content and lower α-tocopherol content than meat of suckling lambs from dam's fed Alfalfa (Alfalfa lambs) and Sainfoin (Sainfoin lambs; < 0.01), independent of the fattening diet. Regarding meat color of longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle, on average, Indoor lambs' meat presented greater lightness, yellowness, and hue angle values than Alfalfa and Sainfoin lambs' meat ( < 0.05). The redness was affected by the interaction between the feeding system during lactation and the time of storage, but, on average, Alfalfa and Sainfoin lambs had greater redness than Indoor lambs ( < 0.05). The lipid oxidation from 5 to 14 d of meat display time observed for Sainfoin lambs was lower than that for Indoor lambs ( < 0.05). The intramuscular fatty acid profile of meat from the Sainfoin and Alfalfa lambs met particularly well the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recommendation for human health, compared that of meat from the Indoor lambs. The dietary inclusion of quebracho during fattening modified meat α-tocopherol content, oxymyoglobin levels after 8 d of storage, and fatty acid profiles. In conclusion, the results indicate higher importance of the diet during suckling than during the subsequent fattening period on meat quality parameters such as color, lipid oxidation, and fatty acid profile. Dams grazing Sainfoin provide a more stable lamb meat, and it would be cheaper to feed the dams with fresh forages with a high α-tocopherol content than supplementing the concentrate of the lambs with synthetic α-tocopherol.

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Meat quality of light lambs is more affected by the dam's feeding system during lactation than by the inclusion of quebracho in the fattening concentrate1

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Sanz

et al. 2017

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“…The fact that the ewes in the present study were fed at a similar level to those of the previous study only for the first 21 d of lactation may explain why they lost weight compared with the ewes that were fed during the entire 63-d lactation. Jaime and Purroy (1995) reported that ewes provided with 110% of CP requirements during lactation produced more milk than ewes receiving 90% of CP requirements. The ewes in the present study were fed to receive 150% of their nutritional requirements based on the data of Kawas and Huston (1990), but there was only a difference in milk production between FEED and CONTROL ewes during the dry season.…”

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Effect of supplemental nutrition around lambing on hair sheep ewes and lambs during the dry and wet seasons in the U.S. Virgin Islands1

Godfrey

Dodson

2003

Journal of Animal Science

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Pregnant St. Croix White and Barbados Blackbelly hair sheep ewes were used to evaluate the effect of supplemental nutrition around the time of lambing on ewe and lamb performance during the dry and wet seasons on St. Croix. Beginning 14 d before expected day of lambing (d 0) and for 21 d postpartum, one group of ewes was fed a pelleted supplement in addition to grazing guinea grass pasture (FEED). Other ewes in the flock grazed pasture only (CONTROL). This study was conducted during the dry season (June through September; FEED n = 14 and CONTROL n = 15) and during the wet season the next year (October through January; FEED n = 11 and CONTROL n = 12). The 24-h milk production of each ewe was measured on d 7, 21, 35, 49, and 63. Ewes were exposed to sterile rams equipped with marking harnesses to detect estrus during the postpartum period. The FEED ewes lost less weight postpartum during both seasons (P < 0.0001) and had higher milk production (P < 0.009) than CONTROL ewes during the dry season. During the dry season, the time to the first postpartum estrus did not differ (P > 0.10) between FEED and CONTROL ewes (46.9 +/- 2.7 vs 52.9 +/- 2.6 d, respectively). During the wet season, the time to first postpartum estrus was less (P < 0.07) in FEED than in CONTROL ewes (33.0 +/- 3.1 vs 41.1 +/- 2.9 d, respectively). The FEED ewes had higher lamb birth weight (P < 0.04) and weaning weight (P < 0.05) than CONTROL ewes (3.2 +/- 0.1 and 12.2 +/- 0.5 vs 2.9 +/- 0.1 and 10.9 +/- 0.5 kg, respectively) during the dry season. In the wet season, lamb birth weight and weaning weight were similar (P > 0.10) between FEED and CONTROL (3.2 +/- 0.1 and 15.5 +/- 0.7 vs 3.1 +/- 0.1 and 15.3 +/- 0.6 kg, respectively). Lambs born during the wet season had higher (P < 0.0001) ADG than lambs born during the dry season (194.4 +/- 5.9 vs 127.7 +/- 4.7 g/d, respectively). Strategic nutritional supplementation of hair sheep ewes may provide a method for increasing the weight of lambs produced during the dry season in the tropics, but it does not seem to be beneficial during the wet season.

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“…This loss is even greater, exceeding 150 g per d, when fatter ewes are subject to undernutrition [34]. This general phenomenon has been observed in thintailed ewes, where BW losses in lactation are positively related (r = + 0.58; P < 0.001) to the BW at lambing in Aragonesa ewes [31].…”

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Performance of the fat-tailed Barbarine sheep in its environment: adaptive capacity to alternation of underfeeding and re-feeding periods. A review

2004

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-The Barbarine sheep is characterised by a fat-tail, whose mass varies between 1 and 4 kg. Its management is traditionally based on spring mating. The ability of this fat-tailed ewe to mobilise its body reserves has been demonstrated in lactation and the dry period by experimentally varying the food supply. The severely underfed ewe (200 g oat hay) can survive 161 days and lose 36% of its body weight (BW), with a change of 8.8 kg of dissected adipose tissue (AT) and 3.4 kg of muscle. It reached this stage with an empty BW of 24 kg containing 12% of AT. The fat tail exerts a role as a body reserve mainly through its mass rather than through its ability to be rapidly mobilised. In such situations, plasma NEFA and 3-hydroxybutyrate concentrations are first almost doubled, then decline in permanently underfed ewes, showing the ability of Barbarine ewes to adjust their lipid metabolite concentration in order to limit the toxic effects of high concentrations and therefore prolong survival. By the end of a re-feeding period, Barbarine ewes returned to their initial BW, lipid and protein mass. This breed has a good fertility, which can, however, be depressed in cases of undernutrition. However, if the mating period is extended, the overall reproductive performance is generally satisfactory. Poor nutrition during pregnancy may reduce lamb birth weight and affect subsequent growth, however, in traditional conditions, ewe and lamb mortality rates are surprisingly low in this breed. In normal birth weighted lambs, the post-weaning growth performances of grazing lambs are moderate but in feedlot conditions the conversion rate is rather low and carcass adiposity is high. This review shows that the Barbarine sheep, and specially the ewe, is well adapted to the local conditions mainly because of its high fertility and its ability to deposit and mobilise body reserves. Elles atteignent cet état avec un PV vide de 24 kg contenant 12 % de TA. Le gras caudal agit comme réserve corporelle plutôt par sa masse que par son aptitude à être mobilisé rapidement. Dans de telles conditions, les concentrations plasmatiques en AGNE et 3-hydroxybutyrate sont transitoirement doublées puis elles déclinent, chez les brebis toujours sous-alimentées, montrant la capacité de la Barbarine à ajuster la concentration des métabolites lipidiques pour limiter les effets toxiques des fortes concentrations et prolonger la survie. En fin de période de réalimentation, les brebis Barbarine retournent à leur PV et masses lipidique et protéique initiales. Cette race a une fertilité satisfaisante, qui peut diminuer en cas de sous-nutrition. Cependant, si la période de lutte est suffisamment longue, la fertilité s'améliore. La sous-nutrition durant la gestation peut entraîner une réduction du poids des agneaux à la naissance. Cependant et dans de telles conditions, le taux de mortalité des agneaux est étonnamment faible. Chez des agneaux à poids de naissance normal, la croissance post-sevrage est modérée au pâturage mais, en bergerie, elle reste faible av...

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Level and quality of protein in rations for lactating ewes

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Meat quality of light lambs is more affected by the dam's feeding system during lactation than by the inclusion of quebracho in the fattening concentrate1

Meat quality of light lambs is more affected by the dam's feeding system during lactation than by the inclusion of quebracho in the fattening concentrate1

Effect of supplemental nutrition around lambing on hair sheep ewes and lambs during the dry and wet seasons in the U.S. Virgin Islands1

Performance of the fat-tailed Barbarine sheep in its environment: adaptive capacity to alternation of underfeeding and re-feeding periods. A review

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