Early weaning of twins as potential factor of the increase of lamb meat production
2002
Zujovic, M. | Petrovic, P.M. | Negovanovic, D. | Josipovic, S. | Tomic, Z. | Cmiljanic, R. | Tomasevic, D.
Based on presented analysis regarding the effect of early weaning of twin lambs on their future development and production, the following can be concluded: 1) Early weaned twins (age od 2 months) have slower growth and body development compared to single offsprings but these differences were not statistically significant. However, although technically more complicated, weaning of twins only several days after birth was proved to be most efficient in regard to future development and production since these twins were the only ones which have realized same results as single lambs during the investigation period. 2) In case of early weaning, growth of twin lambs depends on their initial body mass which is almost always below the body mass of single lambs. 3) The wool production was higher in case of those animals whose body was more developed, that is the skin surface larger, also the nutrition during first two months was unified and regular as in case of single lambs and lambs from group 1.
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