There were no significant differences in calf birth weight and size between treatments in s ite of diet-induced differences in mean heifer liveweight of up to 81 e+ 7.4) kg 24 hours post-calving. There was a significantly higher incidence of stillbirth in the poorest-fed Rhodes grass heifers and two of these died as a result of dystocia compared with no dystocia or mortality in the other treatm...

Two experiments tested the use of lupin grain as a supplement for weaners grazing wheat stubble. The control groups in both trials received no supplement until liveweights dropped to 22 kg and then lupins were fed. In 1984 two lick-blocks were tested; the Rumevite "Sheep and Cattle" block and the ICI "Ultrapro 30" block. Liveweight changes of animals on the control (5 weeks), Rumevite block, IC...

The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of fresh and cooked meat, and the nutritive value of this meat from 62 male Australian feral goats. The goats were slaughtered at 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70kg liveweights. Half of the goats were castrated and half were left as intact animals. The quality profiles of meat (e.g. pH, colour, pigment concentrations, cooking loss, shear fo...

A 16-week feeding trial, involving 18 weaner pigs in a randomized complete block design, was carried out to determine the value of poultry offal meal (POM) as protein supplement for grower at three dietary levels, 0%, 10% and 20%. Liveweight gain, dressing percentage backfat thickness were significantly (<0.05) higher fed 20% POM level. The cut parts, heart, liver kidney, also increased with...

It has been shown by a number of workers that seasonal mating is desirable in the Queensland beef industry because of its effect on calf growth, and the Iiveweight of breeding cows. Sutherland (1961) reported that calves born following an October to December mating were approximately 45 kg heavier at 270 days of age than were calves born following a January to June mating. In addition, Stubbs (...

Feral goats were lot-fed for either 7 or 14 days before a simulated shipping voyage of 20 days, to examine whether period of lot-feeding affected the proportion of goats that ate pelleted feed and the subsequent liveweight changes. During the period from the start of lot-feeding to the completion of the simulated voyage, liveweight losses were similar and underestimated true losses because of t...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan kombinasi optimal pemberian lamtoro dan jerami jagung fermentasi pada tingkat kulit ubi kayu yang tetap dalam ransum sapi Bali jantan. Sebanyak 20 ekor jantan berusia 1,5-1,8 tahun (190 ± 12,34 kg) dibagi menjadi empat kelompok perlakuan. Pada setiap perlakuan, diberi pakan (10%, 30%, 40% 60%) dengan penurunan sesuai (70%, 50%, 20%) singkong (20%). Pemb...

The objective of this study was to examine if diets differing in crude protein (CP) metabolizable energy (ME) ratio (CP:ME) pre-weaning altered peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) measures bone mass and strength lambs. left hind leg lambs were available at the completion a trial designed effect that altering CP:ME milk replacer had on growth body composition pre-weaned reared art...