• DOI:10.1016/J.SMALLRUMRES.2003.10.011
Corpus ID: 84501689

Scrotal, testicular and semen characteristics of young Dorper rams managed under intensive and extensive conditions

@article{Fourie2004ScrotalTA,
  title={Scrotal, testicular and semen characteristics of young Dorper rams managed under intensive and extensive conditions},
  author={P. Fourie and L. Schwalbach and F. Neser and C. V. D. Westhuizen},
  journal={Small Ruminant Research},
  year={2004},
  volume={54},
  pages={53-59}
}

P. Fourie, L. Schwalbach, +1 author C. V. D. Westhuizen

Published 2004

Biology

Small Ruminant Research

Abstract In this study, the influence of two feeding regimes on certain reproductive characteristics of young Dorper rams was investigated. Thirty-two Dorper rams were divided into two homogeneous groups. Rams in the first group ( n =16), 472.5±8.0 days old were fed ad libitum intensively on a diet (9.5 MJ ME/kg DM and 12.5% protein) for 7 weeks, while the second group ( n =16), 460.6±8.5-day-old rams were maintained on natural pastures and received lick supplementation (100 g/animal per day… CONTINUE READING

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