The Effect of Litter Size on Ewe and Their Lamb Performances under Intensive Management System
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- 10.2991/absr.k.220207.033How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Body condition score; ewes performances; litter size; intensive management System
- Abstract
This study aims to determine the effect of litter size of ewes and lamb performances under an intensive care management system. The material used was 20 ewes consisting of single and twin litter sizes given the same rations. Ewes were kept in individual cages from four months of gestation to one month postpartum. The variables observed were ewe’s consumption, body weight, Body Condition Score (BCS), birth weight, and Average Daily Gain (ADG). Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA (SPSS ver. 22). The results showed that the consumption of DM, CP was significantly different (P<0.05). The bodyweight of gestation, parturition, and one month after lambing ewes between litter sizes were not significantly different (P>0.05). Ewes BCS significantly affected the performances of single and twin litter sizes (gestation; 3.12±0.24 vs. 2.83±0.29 and one month after lambing; 2.82±0.25 vs. 2.50±0.00). The total birth weight of twins was higher than that of single twins (2.15±0.42 vs. 2.79±0.22 kg/ewe), while body weight after lambing and ADG of lambs was not significantly different (P>0.05). This study concluded that the litter size affects the BCS of ewes and the birth weight of the lambs, so it was a suitable parameter for ewe selection.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
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TY - CONF AU - Diahanvika Tri Sarvinda AU - Sigit Bintara AU - I Gede Suparta Budisatria AU - Kustantinah Kustantinah AU - Endang Baliarti PY - 2022 DA - 2022/02/24 TI - The Effect of Litter Size on Ewe and Their Lamb Performances under Intensive Management System BT - Proceedings of the 9th International Seminar on Tropical Animal Production (ISTAP 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 157 EP - 161 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.220207.033 DO - 10.2991/absr.k.220207.033 ID - Sarvinda2022 ER -