Round Bale Silage Feedout Losses when Fed to Sheep

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dc.creator Stanley, David
dc.creator Holst, Peter
dc.date 2006-01-01
dc.date.accessioned 2011-12-10T10:47:09Z
dc.date.available 2011-12-10T10:47:09Z
dc.date.issued 1/01/2006
dc.identifier http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/4312
dc.identifier.uri http://sheepjournal.net/index.php/ijsws/article/view/729
dc.description \"Three hundred store lambs (43.3 kg) were used to evaluate the quantity of round bale silage loss and feed efficiency of a covered bale feeder compared with feeding intact bales on the ground. Seventy five lambs were allocated by breed and liveweight to one of 4 yards each with a grain lick feeder and two with a bale feeder. Grain was placed in the lick feeder every 2 days at the rate of 800 g/lamb.day. The silage was round bale lucerne with 6.4% sterile barley grass seed heads and leaf contaminant, fed every 4 days. Data collected included silage refusals, wastage, intake and lamb growth rates. Silage wastage was 7 and 45% (P
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dc.publisher International Journal of Sheep and Wool Science
dc.source International Journal of Sheep and Wool Science; Vol 54, No 3 (2006)
dc.source.uri http://sheepjournal.net/index.php/ijsws/article/view/729
dc.title Round Bale Silage Feedout Losses when Fed to Sheep
dc.type Peer-reviewed Article


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