Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Constantin PASCAL, Daniel SIMEANU, Claudia PÂNZARU, Răzvan Mihail RADU-RUSU, Marian Alexandru MARIAN, Ionică NECHIFOR
The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of administering a vitamin and mineral supplement on the growth and body development of young sheep. The biological material consisted of two groups (L1 and L2) of young ewes, and the experimental factor was the supplementary administration of the vitamin-mineral complex (VM), given only to the L2 group. At the time of breeding, the live weight in L2 was 4.67% higher compared to L1 (P ≤ 0.001). Evaluation of body condition showed that VM supplementation did not have a significant influence but directly contributed to better body development in L2. For croup height, chest circumference, body width, chest depth, and croup length, the statistical differences between the groups were highly significant (P ≤ 0.001). In L1, the proportion of non-pregnant and aborted maiden ewes was higher (20% vs. 12%).
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