For a 2 years period a study was carried out on the gross composition of Spanish Merino sheep milk at the suckling period noting the fat, protein, lactose and energy contained therein. The mean average for the 8 week study ...

A total of 347 lambs, 198 male and 149 female, were slaughtered. These were if the Segureña strain, ageing from 60 to 150 days and with a live weight of 16 to 40 Kg. Placed in groups according to the weight of he newly-killed ...

Thirty Merino lamb carcasses were grouped for data analysis in three groups: A, B and C, with carcass weights of 6.5, 12.2 and 14.1 kg. Half carcasses were dissected in order to study the relationship among,bone, muscle ...

A study was malle of the incorporation of fresh alfalfa into the diets of first-litter sows during gestation and lactation, and of its repercussion both on sows and their litters. For this, 20 first-litter Landrace sows ...

Thirty-four ewes (2-3 years old) of the Merina and Segureña breeds, have been used. Lateral and ventrodorsal radiographies have been realized, obtaining data corresponding to eight parameters such as the craniumfacial angle ...

Twenty sows of Landrace breed are studied on the first and second parturitions. These sows were fed with two different rations: A, with an additional 20 p.100 of cereals, and B, with 30 p.100 of alfalfa meal containing a ...

Potential regression equations were fitted for twig weight-diameter and Breen-dried diameter relationships in four browse species: oak (Quercus ilex L.), cork oak (Q. suber L.),strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) and ...