Effects of phosphorus supplementation upon the performance of West African Dwarf lambs
1987
Kabaija, E. | Smith, O.B. (Ife Univ., Ile-Ife (Nigeria). Dept. of Animal Science)
Sixteen male lambs were fed for 84 days on Guinea grass hay and a concentrate with or without a P supplement. P supplementation improved weight gain (68g vs 48g/day for control lambs), feed utilization and bone quality significantly (P 0.05). Serum inorganic P was higher in the test group (7.3mg/100ml) than in the control (5.3mg/100ml). The control diet had a phosphorus level of 0.11 %, which was thus inadequate for sheep
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