Ali Reza salami; shoheil mirhabibi; mojtaba haghighat; hamid reza khodaei
Volume 25, Issue 1 , April 2023, , Pages 51-58
Abstract
The present experiment was performed to study the effect of slow-release urea on performance traits and some blood parameters of replacement ewe lambs during its replacement with cotton seed meal. The livestock included 16 heads of Afshari replacement ewe lambs. Treatments include: Control containing ...
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The present experiment was performed to study the effect of slow-release urea on performance traits and some blood parameters of replacement ewe lambs during its replacement with cotton seed meal. The livestock included 16 heads of Afshari replacement ewe lambs. Treatments include: Control containing cottonseed meal, treatment 1 contains 4 grams of slow-release urea in the daily diet (equivalent to 4.45% of dietary crude protein), treatment 2 contains 8 grams of slow-release urea in the daily diet (equal to 8.8% of dietary crude protein), treatment 3 contains 12 grams of slow-release urea in the daily diet (equal to 13.3% of dietary crude protein). The experimental duration included two weeks of acclimatization and forty days of fattening. The studied traits included functional traits and blood parameters. Functional traits included final body weight, feed intake, added daily gain and feed conversion ratio. Blood parameters included total serum protein, glucose, urea, AST, ALT, cholesterol, triglycerides, estrogen, albumin and LDL. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the four treatments in blood parameters. There was no significant difference in final body weight, feed intake, added daily gain and feed conversion ratio between the treatments. Based on the results, it is possible to use up to 12 grams of slow-release urea daily in the diet of ewe lambs without a negative effect on performance.
shoheil mirhabibi; nasser Emam jomeh kashan; shahabodin gharahveysi
Volume 18, Issue 4 , December 2016, , Pages 671-678
Abstract
The present investigation was undertaken to study reason of culling, non genetic effects and genetic parameters of longevity with two method linear model and Weibull. A data set of information from Holstein dairy cows of Isfahan province (Iran) was used for this study. The culling date of 36340 animals ...
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The present investigation was undertaken to study reason of culling, non genetic effects and genetic parameters of longevity with two method linear model and Weibull. A data set of information from Holstein dairy cows of Isfahan province (Iran) was used for this study. The culling date of 36340 animals from 65 herds recorded in 1993-2014 was used. From 33219 culled cows in these years were 27.9 and 72.1 percent for voluntary and involuntary culling respectively. Lifespan and Length of productive life (LPL) were analyzed for longevity. Functional productive life (FPL) was estimated by adjusting LPL for first lactation milk yield relative to herd average. The mean of lifespan and length of productive life were estimated to be 954 and 1710 (days) respectively. The results with GLM procedure showed that HYS and age at the first calving had significant on length of productive life. The results with Lifereg procedure with Weibull function showed that effects of herd, year of first calving (p