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Studies on the supplementary feeding of sheep consuming mulga (Acacia aneura). 3. The provision of phosphorus, molasses and urea supplements under pen conditions
Variation in bone composition of grazing sheep in south-western Queensland, related to lactation and type of country
Effect of supplementation with a by-product of molasses fermentation or a non-protein nitrogen/mineral mix on feed intake and microbial protein supply in sheep consuming chopped oat (Avena sativa) hay
Crossbred ewes, weighing 30-40 kg, were assigned to three groups of six animals. One group of sheep was fed chopped oat hay (control), the second group was fed the control diet plus 30 g per head per day spray dried residue from the fermentation of molasses and the third group was fed the control diet plus 30 g per head per day of a non-protein nitrogen/mineral mix. Voluntary feed intake, digestibility of DM, OM and nitrogen, nitrogen balance and microbial nitrogen flow to the intestines were significantly increased by supplementation but efficiency of microbial protein production was not affected. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science BN. All rights reserved