Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to [email protected], referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-43).Thirty six gestating Fallow does (Dama dama; BW=51.3kg) were allotted into groups: 1) Control (C; No Supplement; n=12), 2) Supplement (S; 4:1, corn:soybean meal; n=12), or 3) Rice Bran (R; 3:1:1, corn:soybean meal:20% fat rice bran; n=12) formulated to be isonitrogenous and isoenergetic and grazed coastal bermudagrass/ryegrass pastures. Groups S and R were fed .5kg ration/head/day for 112d. All does were weighed, body condition scored (BCS), and blood sampled at 7d intervals for 14d prior to and for 35d after weaning. Serum progesterone (P4) and leptin concentrations were determined using radioimmunoassay (RIA). Pregnancy was determined by ultrasonography 30 and 75 d after buck exposure. S does tended (P.10). By d 30 of the breeding season, 100% of S does were pregnant compared with 91% of C and R and all does were pregnant by d 75. Inclusion of rice bran failed to improve performance but corn and soybean meal supplement increased BCS and circulating leptin. Weaning and buck exposure resulted in equal breeding performance in thinner does
