Effects of whole and steam-flaked corn supplementation on productive performance, serum parameters, and reproductive characteristics of dairy ewes

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dc.contributor.authorAkbag, Hande Isil
dc.contributor.authorTölü, Cemil
dc.contributor.authorSavaş, Türker
dc.contributor.authorKonyali, Aynur
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Baver
dc.contributor.authorYurtman, Ismail Yaman
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:58:02Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:58:02Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to determine the effects of whole and steam-flaked corn supplementation on the feed intake, serum parameters, and reproductive performance of dairy ewes. A total of 48 ewes (at the end of their lactation period; 57 +/- 1.3 kg body weight, BW; 2.69 +/- 0.19 body condition score, BCS) were divided into three treatment groups (16 animals per group): the control group (C), which was fed with alfalfa hay and corn silage; the whole-corn group (WC), which was fed with alfalfa hay, corn silage, and whole corn; and the steam-flaked corn group (FC), which was fed with alfalfa hay, corn silage, and steam-flaked corn. The study was conducted for 15 d before ram introduction and for 30 d during the mating in the breeding season. The WC group had higher dry matter (DM), metabolizable energy (ME), and starch intake values than the FC group (P<0.0001). The BW and BCS values were increased in the groups supplemented with whole corn and steam-flaked corn (P <= 0.05). The lambing rate was higher in ewes from the WC and FC groups (P <= 0.05). Whole and steam-flaked corn supplementation did not affect the non-return ratio or litter size (P>0.05). The serum glucose concentration was similar among the groups, whereas the serum urea concentration increased with either whole or steam-flaked corn supplementation (P <= 0.05). In conclusion, whole and steam-flaked corn supplementation increased the BW, BCS, and lambing rate values in dairy ewes.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University [FBA 2017-1305]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research has been supported by the Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (grant no. FBA 2017-1305).
dc.identifier.doi10.5194/aab-67-583-2024
dc.identifier.endpage594
dc.identifier.issn0003-9438
dc.identifier.issn2363-9822
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85212689952
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage583
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-583-2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/26588
dc.identifier.volume67
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001377037300001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCopernicus Gesellschaft Mbh
dc.relation.ispartofArchives Animal Breeding
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectShort-Term Supplementation
dc.subjectOvulation Rate
dc.subjectLong-Term
dc.subjectMetabolic Hormones
dc.subjectDietary Starch
dc.subjectGas-Production
dc.subjectHigh-Energy
dc.subjectGrain
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectGlucose
dc.titleEffects of whole and steam-flaked corn supplementation on productive performance, serum parameters, and reproductive characteristics of dairy ewes
dc.typeArticle

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