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Wheat as a survival ration for sheep. 2. The effect of frequency of feeding and formaldehyde treatment on wool production and liveweight change

JP Langlands

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 13(63) 347 - 350
Published: 1973

Abstract

Wool production of sheep supplemented with whole wheat containing 2.46 per cent N and grazing under simulated drought conditions was increased by 7 per cent by feeding twice weekly instead of daily, and by a maximum of 24 per cent by feeding once weekly. Wool production was increased by a maximum of 16 per cent by treating wheat with formaldehyde and feeding twice weekly but the addition of urea evoked no response. Liveweight and liveweight change were not significantly affected by any of the treatments imposed.

https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9730347

© CSIRO 1973

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