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The effect of energy or protein supplementation on embryo survival rate in ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

M.G. Diskin  and
J.P. Hanrahan
M.G. Diskin
Affiliation:
Teagasc, Belclare Research Centre, Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland
J.P. Hanrahan
Affiliation:
Teagasc, Belclare Research Centre, Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland
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Embryo survival rate is a major factor determining litter size and overall reproductive efficiency in sheep. In sheep, as ovulation rate increases the proportion of embryos surviving decreases. There is evidence, from cattle, that feeding a rumen-undegradable protein supplement enhances embryo survival rate. The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect on embryo survival rate in high prolific ewes of feeding an energy or protein supplement.

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Ruminant Physiology
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1995 , March 1995 , pp. 55
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1995

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