嘎达苏良种细毛羊母羊营养需要量及冬春季补饲标准

对520只良种细毛母羊从妊娠到羔羊离乳连续进行了7个月的饲养试验,结合妊娠后期和哺乳前期的消化试验,测得良种细毛母羊在妊娠期及哺乳期的干物质进食量、放牧采食量,冬春季节牧草及补饲草、料的营养成分等一系列基本数据。依据母羊不同繁殖生理时期对营养的需要量和预期生产水平（羔羊初生重,泌乳量、剪毛量等）及草料贮备情况,制订出良种细毛羊母羊在妊娠前期、妊娠后期、哺乳前期、哺乳后期及育成母羊的补饲方案。     

放牧绵羊冬春季节牧草采食量和消化率的研究

为了研究冬春季节放牧绵羊的营养状况,采用饱和链烷烃法,测定了新疆昭苏牧区春冬季放牧绵羊的牧草干物质采食量和消化率。结果表明:冬春季育成母羊牧草采食量分别为661.68g/d,856.92g/d,成年母羊牧草采食量分别为876.97g/d,1021.83g/d,绵羊春季牧草采食量高于冬季,差异显著(P0.05)。冬春季育成母羊牧草干物质消化率分别为39.05%、45.85%,成年母羊牧草干物质消化率分别为45.76%、50.50%,绵羊春季牧草干物质消化率高于冬季,差异显著(P0.05)。     

内蒙古四子王旗草原土壤—牧草—放牧绵羊生态系统微量元素的季节变化研究与盈亏分析

[目的]对内蒙古四子王旗荒漠草原土壤—牧草—放牧绵羊生态系统中的微量元素含量进行分析,研究不同季节放牧绵羊体内矿物质元素的盈亏状况,评定矿物质元素营养限制因子。[方法]选取6只体况良好的体重为(39.65±2.25)kg的放牧蒙古羊母羊作为试验羊,测定该地区牧草嫩草期(6月)、生长期(9月)和枯草期(11月)放牧绵羊的体重、采食量、排粪量和排尿量;检测牧草3个生长时期草原土壤、牧草以及放牧绵羊血清中的7种矿物质元素(铁、铜、锰、锌、硒、钼、钴)含量;借助采食量模型预测放牧绵羊在牧草不同生长时期的矿物质元素摄入量;利用代谢试验测定从粪、尿中排出的矿物质元素含量,计算放牧绵羊体内矿物质元素沉积量。[结果]放牧绵羊的体重和采食量在牧草3个生长时期之间差异均极显著(P0.01),枯草期排粪量极显著(P0.01)高于嫩草期和生长期。草原土壤、牧草及绵羊血清中的铁元素含量在牧草不同生长时期之间差异均不显著(P0.05),铁元素含量均不存在缺乏情况。枯草期牧草的铜元素含量极显著(P0.01)低于嫩草期和生长期,枯草期绵羊体内沉积的铜元素含量极显著(P0.01)低于生长期,并出现了负沉积。草原土壤、牧草以及绵羊采食和体内沉积的锰、钼元素含量在牧草不同生长时期之间存在极显著(P0.01)差异,但两种元素不存在缺乏情况。嫩草期绵羊血清中的锌元素含量显著(P0.05)高于生长期和枯草期;草原土壤、牧草、绵羊体内沉积的锌元素含量在牧草不同生长时期之间虽无显著(P0.05)差异,但存在缺锌的情况。草原土壤中的硒元素含量在牧草生长期最高,极显著(P0.01)高于嫩草期和枯草期,嫩草期和生长期牧草中的硒元素含量低于正常水平下限,而枯草期牧草中未检测到硒元素;绵羊血清中硒元素的含量在牧草不同生长时期之间差异不显著(P0.05),但均处于正常水平的下限。草原土壤中的钴元素含量在牧草不同生长时期之间差异不显著(P0.05),但均低于标准值;枯草期和嫩草期绵羊体内沉积的钴元素含量极显著(P0.01)低于生长期。[结论]建议在该地区全年以适当形式为放牧绵羊补锌和硒元素,冬季或春季可适当补饲含铜和钴的微量元素制剂。     

青藏高原东缘高寒草甸草原牧草4种微量元素含量季节动态

本研究测定了甘南桑科高寒草甸草地不同月份不同处理下牧草微量元素（锰（Mn）、铁（Fe）、锌（Zn）、铜（Cu））含量及牧草生物量,对牧草微量元素的季节动态及其盈缺状况进行了分析,以期了解不同利用措施对草地牧草微量元素营养的影响。结果表明：同一处理下不同月份的牧草微量元素含量差异显著,具有明显的季节性,Mn,Fe,Cu含量季节动态为“V”字形,Zn含量大致呈“W”字形;同一月份不同处理的牧草的微量元素含量也有所不同,其含量大小为封育 >补播 >施肥 >放牧。除Cu外,其余3种微量元素含量均在放牧家畜的营养需要范围之内。     

昭苏牧区放牧绵羊血清6种常量元素分析

为了解昭苏牧区放牧绵羊常量元素的盈缺情况,分别于春季、夏季、秋季和冬季选取成年母羊和育成母羊各10只,测定其血清及其四季所采食牧草中钙、磷、钾、钠、镁和硫含量。结果表明:该牧区不同季节牧草中所含钙、磷、钾、钠、镁和硫含量范围分别为0.64%～1.17%、0.12%～0.23%、0.54%～1.81%、0.04%～0.05%、0.17%～0.28%和0.23%～0.28%;牧草中钙、钾、镁和硫均可满足放牧绵羊的营养需要;磷存在季节性缺乏,冬季不能满足需要;钠全年缺乏;不同季节放牧成年母羊血清中钙、磷、钾、钠和镁含量范围为117.42～144.26 mg/L、81.07～123.17 mg/L、184.33～215.05 mg/L、3385.60～3590.00 mg/L和21.13～28.88 mg/L;放牧育成母羊血清中钙、磷、钾、钠和镁含量范围为61.13～68.86 mg/L、63.14～128.58 mg/L、204.00～277.33 mg/L、3390.50～3587.50 mg/L和20.58～28.19 mg/L,均处于正常范围。因此,昭苏地区四季放牧绵羊冬季应注意磷的补充,全年需补充食盐。     

草地绵羊四季放牧方法的调查

<正> 在终年放牧和大群养羊业中,放牧方法是一项重要技术措施。应按照牧草生长季节和地势的不同划分四季草场,按季节转换草场进行放牧。一、冬季放牧。冬季气候严寒,牧草枯黄,营养价值随之降低,影响绵羊的采食性,加之,此时母羊已怀孕,除维持本     

内蒙古四子王旗草原土壤—牧草—放牧绵羊生态系统微量元素的季节变化研究与盈亏分析

[目的]对内蒙古四子王旗荒漠草原土壤—牧草—放牧绵羊生态系统中的微量元素含量进行分析,研究不同季节放牧绵羊体内矿物质元素的盈亏状况,评定矿物质元素营养限制因子。[方法]选取6只体况良好的体重为（39.65±2.25）kg的放牧蒙古羊母羊作为试验羊,测定该地区牧草嫩草期（6月）、生长期（9月）和枯草期（11月）放牧绵羊的体重、采食量、排粪量和排尿量;检测牧草3个生长时期草原土壤、牧草以及放牧绵羊血清中的7种矿物质元素（铁、铜、锰、锌、硒、钼、钴）含量;借助采食量模型预测放牧绵羊在牧草不同生长时期的矿物质元素摄入量;利用代谢试验测定从粪、尿中排出的矿物质元素含量,计算放牧绵羊体内矿物质元素沉积量。[结果]放牧绵羊的体重和采食量在牧草3个生长时期之间差异均极显著（P<0.01）,枯草期排粪量极显著（P<0.01）高于嫩草期和生长期。草原土壤、牧草及绵羊血清中的铁元素含量在牧草不同生长时期之间差异均不显著（P>0.05）,铁元素含量均不存在缺乏情况。枯草期牧草的铜元素含量极显著（P<0.01）低于嫩草期和生长期,枯草期绵羊体内沉积的铜元素含量极显著（P<0.01）低于生长期,并出现了负沉积。草原土壤、牧草以及绵羊采食和体内沉积的锰、钼元素含量在牧草不同生长时期之间存在极显著（P<0.01）差异,但两种元素不存在缺乏情况。嫩草期绵羊血清中的锌元素含量显著（P<0.05）高于生长期和枯草期;草原土壤、牧草、绵羊体内沉积的锌元素含量在牧草不同生长时期之间虽无显著（P>0.05）差异,但存在缺锌的情况。草原土壤中的硒元素含量在牧草生长期最高,极显著（P<0.01）高于嫩草期和枯草期,嫩草期和生长期牧草中的硒元素含量低于正常水平下限,而枯草期牧草中未检测到硒元素;绵羊血清中硒元素的含量在牧草不同生长时期之间差异不显著（P>0.05）,但均处于正常水平的下限。草原土壤中的钴元素含量在牧草不同生长时期之间差异不显著（P>0.05）,但均低于标准值;枯草期和嫩草期绵羊体内沉积的钴元素含量极显著（P<0.01）低于生长期。[结论]建议在该地区全年以适当形式为放牧绵羊补锌和硒元素,冬季或春季可适当补饲含铜和钴的微量元素制剂。     

放牧绵羊夏秋季节采食量和消化率研究

为了研究夏秋季节放牧绵羊的营养状况,试验采用饱和链烷烃法,测定了新疆昭苏牧区夏秋季节放牧的新疆细毛羊牧草采食量和消化率。结果表明:夏季育成母羊和成年母羊牧草干物质采食量显著低于秋季(P0.05),牧草干物质消化率显著高于秋季(P0.05);夏季育成母羊粗蛋白消化率极显著高于秋季(P0.01),中性洗涤纤维消化率显著高于秋季(P0.05),酸性洗涤纤维和钙、磷消化率夏秋季间差异不显著(P0.05)。说明在新疆昭苏牧区,新疆细毛羊的秋季牧草干物质采食量高于夏季,夏秋两季的干物质采食量均能满足母羊对干物质的需要;由于夏秋两季牧草品质不同,羊只对秋季牧草的干物质消化率低于夏季。     

链烷技术估测典型草原不同放牧率绵羊食性食量方法研究

为了进一步探讨饱和链烷技术在典型草原自由放牧家畜中的应用,定量研究自由放牧绵羊食性及食量,于2004年6-9月在中国科学院内蒙古草原生态系统定位研究站放牧样地进行试验,选择体重及体况相近、健康无病的二岁羯羊(内蒙古细毛羊×蒙古羊)60只,按体重(36.9±2.6) kg聚类分组,设置6种放牧率(0,1.33,2.67,4.00,5.33和6.67羊/hm²)的轮牧实验,绵羊采食量的测定选择放牧率为1.33,4.00和6.67羊/hm²的处理,试验开始,每只羊投喂1粒QSM饱和链烷缓释胶囊。食性测定选用全部的放牧率进行,同时辅助全粪法、扣笼法一同评价。试验期内定期收集试验地牧草样品及绵羊粪便样品,使用气相色谱分析牧草和粪样中的链烷含量,应用链烷技术估测放牧绵羊的排粪量、牧草采食比例和干物质采食量。结果表明,植物链烷模式存在种间差异,运用链烷技术估测的排粪量和实际测得排粪量差异不显著(P>0.05),放牧绵羊主要采食7~9种牧草,且不同放牧季节不同放牧率绵羊采食的牧草种类和比例不同,但采食量差异不显著(P>0.05)。本研究表明,运用链烷技术结合扣笼方法可以估测天然草地自由放牧家畜牧草的采食比例、干物质采食量和排粪量。     

甘肃高山细毛羊妊娠母羊营养需要量估测

借助其他品种绵羊营养需要的一些研究方法,结合甘肃高山细毛羊四季牧草干物质采食量、营养物质摄入量、采食牧草营养成分、牧草营养物质消化率以及生产相关数据,采用析因法估测甘肃高山细毛羊能量和蛋白质需要量:成年母羊维持代谢能需要量为6.58 MJ/d(每kg代谢体重维持代谢能需要为0.417 MJ/W^0.75),维持蛋白质需要量107.62 g/d;妊娠前期代谢能需要量为12.54 MJ/d,粗蛋白质需要量125.19 g/d;妊娠后期代谢能需要量为12.86 MJ/d,粗蛋白质需要量为146 g/d;通过对比研究表明,甘肃高山细毛羊成年母羊钙需要量约为8.22~9.61 g/d,磷需要量为4.98~5.87 g/d,食盐需要量为9~16 g/d。     

Effects of copper and molybdenum supplements on the copper and selenium status of pregnant ewes and lambs

The aim of this work was to investigate whether Cu, alone or in combination with Mo, reduces the Se status of sheep. Thirty-six Hampshire ewes were separated prior to mating into four treatment groups of nine sheep each. The four groups consisted of 1) basal (alfalfa hay or legume-grass low-moisture silage, corn, oats), 2) basal plus 10 mg Cu/kg diet, 3) basal plus 10 mg Mo/kg and 4) basal plus Cu and Mo (each 10 mg/kg). Copper and Mo were added to both ewe and lamb diets. Treatments continued until lambs were weaned at 10 wk postpartum. The basal ewe diet contained, in mg/kg, 5.6 Cu, .05 Se and 1.0 Mo. The basal lamb diet contained, in mg/kg, 6.1 Cu, .07 Se and less than 1.0 Mo. Sulfur concentrations in the ewe and lamb diets were .24% and .20%, respectively. Copper supplements increased, and Mo supplements decreased, the concentration of Cu in the livers of ewes and lambs (P less than .05). Despite this, there were no effects of treatment on Se concentration or glutathione peroxidase activity in blood or tissues. Selenium levels in plasma of all ewes declined throughout pregnancy and lactation, indicating that .05 mg/kg Se was insufficient for the maintenance of Se status during pregnancy in Hampshire ewes. Copper and Se levels (mg/kg fresh weight) in the liver of lambs at weaning for Treatments 1 through 4 were 48 and .13, 158 and .10, 11 and .11, and 136 and .13, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

The hypocalcemic response to protamine as a measure of bone resorption

The heparin antagonist protamine inhibits bone resorption. In the present study protamine was given i.v. at a dose of 10 mg/kg to goats and sheep in various stages of pregnancy and lactation. It is known that bone resorption increases as pregnancy progresses. In sheep maximum in bone resportion is reached at early lactation. The hypocalcemic response to protamine followed a similar course. The slightest decrease in serum calcium was obtained during early pregnancy and the greatest during late pregnancy and early lactation. Protamine increased serum inorganic phosphorus. The increase was most pronounced during early pregnancy. Protamine did not significantly change serum magnesium.Five lactating ewes were given 25000 i.u./kg of vitamin D3. Serum calcium increased and the hypocalcemic response to protamine was greater after vitamin D₃ administration than before.The results showed that the hypocalcemic response to protamine can be used as an indicator of the role of bone resorption in calcium homeostasis in various physiological situations.     

The effect of pregnancy and lactation on digestive processes in sheep

The average passage time, the rumen fluid volume and the digestibility of the organic matter were determined in addition to 3 individual feeding experiments with fertility oriented crossbreed ewes, which received pelleted straw-concentrate mixtures. The average passage time of the feed particles through the digestive tract is shorter in pregnant animals than in lactating ones. It is longest in non-pregnant sheep. High quotas of straw and coarse particles prolong the passage time, increasing feed intake and supplements of long straw shorten it. The volume of rumen fluid is lower in ewes fed ad libitum in the stage of late pregnancy and after lactation than during lactation. The rumen fluid volume is also lower in restrictively fed animals during the stage of late pregnancy than during lactation. In animals in the stage of late pregnancy it correlates negatively with the weight of the litter. On an average of all experiments at maintenance level the digestibility of the organic matter in ewes in the 4th month of pregnancy gravidity amounted to 56.6%, in the 2nd month of lactation to 59.8% and in wethers to 59.5% Due to an increase of energy intake from maintenance to 2. maintenance digestibility of the straw-concentrate mixture with 40% straw decreased by 5.5 units and of that with 60% straw by 17.8 units in the period before delivery. Pregnancy in the 4th month resulted in a digestion depression of between 3.0 and 5.8 units.     

Effects of helminth infection on the pre-weaning production of ewes and lambs: evaluation of pre- and post-lambing drenching and provision of safe lambing pasture

The pre-weaning production of ewes and lambs in spring on pastures grazed during the previous autumn and early winter by either weaner sheep, adult sheep, or cattle was investigated together with estimating the benefits of pre- and post-lambing drenches to ewes. These treatments were compared with one in which parasitism was uncontrolled in ewes lambing on pastures grazed previously by untreated weaner sheep, and another where parasitism was suppressed by 2-weekly drenching of the weaner sheep and also of the ewes and their lambs. Prior grazing by cattle effectively eliminated infection of pastures with intestinal Trichostrongylus and Nematodirus spp, but less so for Ostertagia spp. Worthwhile reductions in contamination were also achieved by grazing by adult sheep compared with grazing by undrenched weaners. Despite differences in the parasitological status of the pastures, there were no indications that pre-weaning growth rates of lambs were affected. However, wool growth in ewes was reduced by 10 to 20% by parasite infection. Wool growth of ewes on pastures grazed by cattle during the pre-experimental period exceeded that on any other treatment, and was significantly greater than that of ewes on pastures grazed by undrenched weaners. There was no production benefit in giving a pre-lambing drench to ewes on plots contaminated by weaners, or in giving the additional post-lambing drench to ewes grazing on plots contaminated by weaners, adult sheep or cattle.     

Susceptibility of hair sheep ewes to nematode parasitism during pregnancy and lactation in a selective anthelmintic treatment scheme under tropical conditions

The objective was to determine the influence of year, season and age of hair sheep ewes on their susceptibility to gastrointestinal nematodes during pregnancy and lactation and to record the number of treatments within a selective anthelmintic (AH) treatment programme. A trial was performed with 46 grazing ewes kept in hot humid tropical conditions. Data included: average daily weight gain (ADG, kg), packed cell volume (PCV, %) and nematode eggs per gram of faeces (EPG) obtained during 2 years (2009 and 2011–2012). Ewes reaching 1000 EPG were treated with AH. Irrespective of year, season and age, ewes were more susceptible to GIN during lactation (higher EPG, lower PCV and net weight loss) and less susceptible during gestation (lower EPG, higher PCV and net weight gain). As a result, 24.4% of the ewes were left untreated during lactation, while 63.0% of the ewes needed no AH treatment during pregnancy. Even under the hot humid tropical conditions of the farm, the individual EPG helped to maintain a considerable proportion of animals without an AH treatments within the flock.     

Seasonal variations in the gastro-intestinal nematode populations of Scottish hil sheep.

In each of two consecutive years, groups of breeding ewes were removed from a hill farm in the west of Scotland on four occasions, namely late pregnancy, early lactation, autumn and early winter. At slaughter the major nematode genus present in the alimentary tract was Ostertagia, with O circumcincta the predominant species but three species previously found in Scottish hill sheep, Bunostomum trigonocephalum, Strongyloides papillosis and Chabertia ovina were absent. An absolute increase in total nematode burden and faecal egg count was apparent in the ewes commencing in late pregnancy, reaching a maximum during lactation and falling again in autumn and early winter. This peri-parturient increase in the nematode population could not be solely attributed to the maturation of previously inhibited larval stages but was primarily the result of the development of recently ingested infection; the latter situation thought to be due to a temporary relaxation of immunological response by the ewe at parturition or early lactation. Serum pepsinogen values in ewes remained elevated throughout the grazing season and were always higher than those of their lambs, suggesting that the ewe, although allowing few parasites to become established, was under considerable challenge in the autumn. The worm burdens of the lambs were always low in autumn and early winter with Ostertagia spp being the major genus present during the autumn and Trichostrongylus spp being the predominant genus during the early winter.     

Efficiency of Duddingtonia flagrans against Trichostrongyle infections of sheep on mountain pastures

The control of sheep nematode parasites in extensive mountain/transhumant management systems using the nematophagous fungus Duddingtonia flagrans was assessed in this study. Two groups of Churra Tensina ewes were allowed to graze for 8 weeks in autumn on two separate paddocks of infected pasture near their winter sheds in the valley. At lambing, ewes and their twin lambs were turned out into the same paddocks for the following 12 weeks. One group of ewes received a daily dose of 5 x 10(5) chlamydospores of Duddingtonia flagrans/kg live weight per day both in autumn and in spring, while the other group was used as a non-treated control. Daily dosing of grazing ewes with the fungus D. flagrans had a clear effect on reducing autumn pasture contamination. This had a subsequent effect on the over-wintering larvae population that was confirmed by a 20% lower worm burden of tracer lambs kept in early spring on the paddock previously grazed by fungus treated ewes. In spring, pasture contamination was also significantly reduced in the paddock grazed by fungi-treated ewes and their lambs showed a 61% lower worm burden and a better performance than the control lambs. Results herein show that fungal spores fed to sheep at critical times with regard to the epidemiology of parasite infection, can have a significant effect on the infective larvae present on pasture, which could further improve lambs performance. This novel approach to parasite control would be of interest amongst both organic and conventional sheep farmers operating in mountain regions.     

Copper oxide needles administered during early pregnancy improves the copper status of ewes and their lambs

AIM: To determine the effect of copper oxide (CuO) needles administered orally to ewes in early pregnancy on the copper (Cu) status of ewes throughout gestation and lactation, and of their lambs from birth to weaning. METHODS: In mid-April, after mating, 12 twin-bearing ewes were given an oral capsule containing 5 g CuO needles while 12 others served as untreated controls. Changes in Cu status were monitored by determining serum and liver Cu concentrations on Days 1, 62, 117, 153, 185 and 216 in the ewes, and at 1, 36, 68 and 99 days of age for lambs. Pasture herbage samples were collected at about 60-day intervals for Cu, molybdenum (Mo), iron (Fe) and sulphur (S) determinations. RESULTS: Copper status of the ewe flock was adequate, as initial mean serum and liver Cu concentrations were 15 micromol/L and 1,060 micromol/kg fresh tissue, respectively. The CuO needles did not affect serum Cu concentrations of the ewes or their lambs. Mean serum Cu concentration of all lambs at birth was about half that of ewes (8 vs 17 micromol/L), regardless of Cu supplementation, and not until at least 68 days of age was it similar to the dams'. Liver Cu concentrations of lambs at birth were also lower than that of the ewes (380 vs 640 micromol/kg fresh tissue among the controls), but changed little over time. CuO treatment increased liver Cu concentration in ewes for at least 185 days and in lambs for 36 days (p<0.05). Among untreated ewes, there was a seasonal decline in mean liver Cu concentrations, which were highest in autumn and lowest in early spring (1,060 vs 370 micromol/kg fresh tissue). The mean pasture mineral concentrations were Cu 5.7, Mo 0.48, Fe 194 and S 2,900 mg/kg dry matter (DM). CONCLUSIONS: CuO needles administered to ewes in early pregnancy increased their Cu status through gestation and early lactation, and the Cu status of their lambs for 36 days from birth. Serum Cu concentration was not affected by treatment but a marked rise was observed in all lambs between birth and 10 weeks of age. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Copper deficiency in young lambs may be conveniently and effectively prevented by treating ewes with CuO needles during early pregnancy. The serum Cu concentration in lambs <8 weeks old may not reflect the Cu status of the flock.     

Organic and inorganic selenium: I. Oral bioavailability in ewes

Although the essentiality of dietary Se for sheep has been known for decades, the chemical source and Se dosage for optimal health remain unclear. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates Se supplementation, regardless of the source of Se, at 0.3 mg of Se/kg of diet (as fed), which is equivalent to 0.7 mg of Se/d or 4.9 mg of Se/wk per sheep. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of Se source (inorganic vs. organic) and supplementation rate (FDA vs. supranutritional rates of 14.7 and 24.5 mg of Se/wk) on whole-blood (WB) and serum-Se concentrations. Mature ewes (n = 240) were randomly assigned to 8 treatment groups (n = 30 each) based on Se supplementation rate (4.9, 14.7, and 24.5 mg of Se?wk(-1)?sheep(-1)) and source [Na-selenite, Na-selenate (4.9 mg/wk only), and organic Se-yeast] with a no-Se control group (0 mg of Se/wk). Treatment groups were balanced for healthy and footrot-affected ewes. For 1 yr, ewes were individually dosed once weekly with 0, 4.9, 14.7, or 24.5 mg of Se, quantities equivalent to their summed daily supplementation rates. Serum- and WB-Se concentrations were measured every 3 mo in all ewes; additionally, WB-Se concentrations were measured once monthly in one-half of the ewes receiving 0 or 4.9 mg of Se/wk. Ewes receiving no Se showed a 78.8 and 58.8% decrease (P < 0.001) in WB- (250 to 53 ng/mL) and serum- (97 to 40 ng/mL) Se concentrations, respectively, over the duration of the study. Whole-blood Se decreased primarily during pregnancy (-57%; 258 to 111 ng/mL) and again during peak lactation (-44%; 109 to 61 ng/mL; P < 0.001). At 4.9 mg of Se/wk, Se-yeast (364 ng/mL, final Se concentration) was more effective than Na-selenite (269 ng/mL) at increasing WB-Se concentrations (P < 0.001). Supranutritional Se-yeast dosages increased WB-Se concentrations in a dose-dependent manner (563 ng/mL, 14.7 mg of Se/wk; 748 ng/mL, 24.5 mg of Se/wk; P < 0.001), whereas WB-Se concentrations were not different for the Na-selenite groups (350 ng/mL, 14.7 mg of Se/wk; 363 ng/mL, 24.5 mg of Se/wk) or the 4.9 mg of Se/wk Se-yeast group (364 ng/mL). In summary, the dose range whereby Se supplementation increased blood Se concentrations was more limited for inorganic Na-selenite than for organic Se-yeast. The smallest rate (FDA-recommended quantity) of organic Se supplementation was equally effective as supranutritional rates of Na-selenite supplementation in increasing WB-Se concentrations, demonstrating the greater oral bioavailability of organic Se.     

繁殖母羊分期饲养技术

繁殖母羊是羊场快速扩繁的基础,饲养繁殖母羊的最终目的是充分挖掘母羊的生产潜力,增加羊群数量,提高羊群质量。母羊每年都要经历1~2次配种、妊娠、哺乳这一复杂的繁殖生理过程,每一次繁殖经历,都是对繁殖母羊体质的一次重要考验。只有不断优化繁殖母羊空怀期、妊娠期和哺乳期各阶段、各环节的饲养管理,才能保证繁殖母羊的体质健康,提高产羔率和羔羊成活率,从而提高养羊效益。