Effect of Dry Season Supplementary Feeding and Parity on Performance of Desert Sheep in North Kordofan State, Sudan

Abstract

This study was conducted at North Kordofan State, Sudan the study aimed to investigate the effects of parity order and supplementary feeding at mating, late pregnancy and pre-lambing period on ewe productive and reproductive performance for Desert sheep during the dry season. Eighty (80) ewes were selected from the flock of Desert sheep for this study. Ewes were weighed and randomly divided into four groups A, B, C and D, each group with 20 ewes, ewes were assigned to supplementary feeding treatments as group A was supplemented with diet one, group B was supplement with diet two, group C was supplement with diet three and the last group D as a control. Supplementary groups A, B and C were offered with supplementary feeding for Four weeks during pre mating (flushing), Four weeks post mating, and two months pre lambing and three months post lambing. Supplementation was offered at evening with 350 grams/ewe/day. Body weight of ewes at pre-and post-mating, pre-and post-lambing till weaning

Association of impaired sensitivity to thyroid hormones with hyperuricemia through obesity in the euthyroid population

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