Influence of the age of citrus regrowth (young or former) on acceptance by developing sheep
Abstract
A Twenty-one day study was carried out to determine the influence of citric buds age upon growing sheep feeding preference. A completely randomized experimental design with two treatments (young and old buds) and two testing groups including four animals each which were replicated in five consecutive days every week out of the two-week experimental stage was applied. Average fresh feedstuff intake and bud intake frequency per minute during the first hour was determined. Bud intake frequency values were used to estimate preference index, taking into account bud age. The estimated preference index for old buds was higher (P≤0,001) compared to the preference index for young buds (0,619 vs. 0,381). In addition, average foodstuff intake among sheep groups, showed a similar tendency to the one described above for the preference index (0,927 vs. 0,594 kg). According to the results, sheep grazing on citric plantations are not a hindrance to buds highest productivity season. Nevertheless, a further research is a must to find out and deepen up the different provoking such sheep behavior. This research should include younger growing sheep.
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