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A note on the utilization of hay by pure and cross-bred Marwari sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

Ram Ratan ,
G. R. Purchit ,
J R. K. Abichandani  and
P. K. Ghosh
Ram Ratan
Affiliation:
Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India
G. R. Purchit
Affiliation:
Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India
J R. K. Abichandani
Affiliation:
Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India
P. K. Ghosh
Affiliation:
Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India
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Summary

A comparative study was made of the utilization of hay (Lasiurus sindicus) by Marwari and Russian Merino × Marwari male sheep. Intakes of dry matter and crude protein and digestibility of dry matter were similar for both groups but the digestibility of crude protein was higher for the purebred Marwari sheep. Within the purebred animals, digestibility of crude protein was higher in those that gave a consistently low fleece yield.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , October 1973 , pp. 213 - 214
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1973

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