Effects of finishing period length with vitamin E supplementation and alfalfa grazing on carcass color and the evolution of meat color and the lipid oxidation of light …

G Ripoll, L González-Calvo, F Molino, JH Calvo, M Joy - Meat Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Indoor-kept concentrate-fed light lambs (n= 54) were supplemented with 500mg of dl-α-
tocopheryl acetate/kg concentrate for 0, 10, 20 and 30d before slaughtering at 22–24kg BW …

Meat quality of light lambs is more affected by the dam's feeding system during lactation than by the inclusion of quebracho in the fattening concentrate

S Lobón, M Blanco, A Sanz, G Ripoll… - Journal of Animal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The inclusion of natural antioxidants in the diet, through fresh forages or condensed tannins,
might prolong meat shelf life and modify the meat quality. The aim of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of weaning age on growth, nutrient digestibility and metabolism, and serum parameters in Hu lambs

J Chai, Q Diao, H Wang, Y Tu, X Tao, N Zhang - Animal Nutrition, 2015 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of weaning age on growth performance,
nutrient digestion and metabolism, and serological indicators, and to obtain an optimal …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of dietary supplementation of β-hydroxybutyric acid on performance, nutrient digestibility, organ development and serum stress indicators in early …

MM Abdelsattar, E Vargas-Bello-Pérez, Y Zhuang, Y Fu… - Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of dietary supplementation of β-
hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA) on performance, nutrient digestibility, organ development, and …

Rumen fermentation and histology in light lambs as affected by forage supply and lactation length

J Álvarez-Rodríguez, E Monleón, A Sanz… - Research in veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study determined whether the rumen fermentation and histology traits may reflect the
feeding strategy in light lambs (22–24kg). Thirty-two single Rasa Aragonesa lambs were …

Effects of sunflower hulls on productive performance, digestibility indices and rumen morphology of growing Awassi lambs fed with total mixed rations

AS Alharthi, HH Al-Baadani, MA Al-Badwi… - Veterinary …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forty-eight growing Awassi lambs were used in a 70-day trial to investigate the effects of
different levels of dietary sunflower hulls (SFH) on growth, rumen morphology, fiber …

Characteristics of rumen in Naemi lamb: Morphological changes in response to altered feeding regimen

I Alhidary, MM Abdelrahman, AH Alyemni, RU Khan… - Acta …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study sought to chart the ontogenesis of rumen in Naemi lambs through
histomorphometeric evaluation subjected to alfalfa hay in total mixed rations (TMR). A total …

Does forage type (grazing vs. hay) fed to ewes before and after lambing affect suckling lambs performance, meat quality and consumer purchase intention?

M Joy, A Sanz, G Ripoll, B Panea, R Ripoll-Bosch… - Small Ruminant …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was evaluate the use of forage diets (grazing pasture vs. hay) around
ewe parturition on the performance and meat quality of suckling lambs (10–12kg body …

Total mixed ration pellets for light fattening lambs: effects on animal health

C Blanco, FJ Giráldez, N Prieto, J Benavides… - animal, 2015 - cambridge.org
Fifty male Merino lambs (6 to 8 weeks, 14.1 kg; n= 10 per group) were used to study the
effect of feeding system: barley straw in long form and concentrate pellets in separate …

Effects of rearing system on meat quality, fatty acid and amino acid profiles of Hu lambs

J Chai, Q Diao, J Zhao, H Wang, K Deng… - Animal Science …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To determine the effects of early rearing system on meat quality traits, fatty acid and amino
acid profiles of meat, 48 Hu lambs were selected and randomly divided into four treatments …