FRINK Linked Data Fragments server

Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W2137287291> ?p ?o ?g. }

• W2137287291 endingPage "173" @default.
• W2137287291 startingPage "160" @default.
• W2137287291 abstract "The hypothesis that supplementation with Spirulina will increase liveweight, growth and body conformation with significant interactions between sire breed and sex was tested using purebred Merino weaners and first-cross weaners from Merino dams sired by Dorset, Black Suffolk and White Suffolk rams under the same pasture-based management system. Our experimental objective was to evaluate the effects of varying levels of Spirulina supplementation, sire breed and gender on liveweight and body conformation traits. We utilized a complete randomized block experimental design balanced by 4 sire breeds, 3 supplementation levels and 2 sexes in which weaned prime lambs with an average liveweight of 37.6 ± 5.2 kg and body condition score of 3.1 ± 0.4 at 6 months of age were balanced by sire breed and gender and randomly allocated into 3 treatments (8 lambs per treatment) – the control group grazing without Spirulina (0%), low (10%wt/vol) and high (20%wt/vol) Spirulina. Lambs in the low and high Spirulina treatment groups were drenched daily with Spirulina prior to being released for grazing with the control group of lambs over a 6-week trial period, following a 3-week adjustment phase. Weekly measurements of chest girth, withers height, body length, body condition score and liveweight were taken. Mixed linear model procedures in SAS with sire breed, sex, Spirulina level and their second order interactions as fixed effects and sire as a random variable, were used for statistical analysis. Spirulina level significantly influenced lamb liveweight (P<0.018), body condition score (P<0.001) and body length (P<0.015). Lambs on Spirulina levels of 10% recorded the highest mean liveweight of 41.9 ± 0.7 kg. Spirulina levels of 20% did not significantly improve liveweight compared to the control group (0%). Highly significant sire breed interactions with Spirulina level (P<0.001) resulted in the heaviest (47.08 kg) and lightest (35.14 kg) average liveweights in Black Suffolk-sired crossbreds and purebred Merino lambs respectively, supplemented at the 20% Spirulina level. Body conformation (P<0.001) and liveweight (P<0.014) responses to Spirulina supplementation significantly varied between ewe and wether lambs. It was evident that a cost-effective supplementation strategy with Spirulina for optimal liveweight gains in weaner lambs was achieved at the 10% level. These findings will aid sheep farmers in making informed choices about appropriate sire breed and gender combinations in their enterprises when supplementing with Spirulina for growth improvement as a strategic pathway for the early attainment of market weights in prime lambs. We concluded that based on the empirical experimental evidence within the scope of this study, the tested hypothesis is acceptable." @default.
• W2137287291 created "2016-06-24" @default.
• W2137287291 creator A5000722964 @default.
• W2137287291 creator A5005438556 @default.
• W2137287291 creator A5059526750 @default.
• W2137287291 date "2012-01-10" @default.
• W2137287291 modified "2023-10-11" @default.
• W2137287291 title "Growth and Body Conformation Responses of Genetically Divergent Australian Sheep to Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) Supplementation" @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1494189841 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1516309944 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1843416309 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1969510276 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1970416110 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1979917548 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1984600670 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1985556303 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1985845777 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1988664561 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1991380636 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1997744353 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1998026642 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2005665957 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2010223625 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2015822270 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2016607384 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2017261043 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2030619560 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2041059428 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2046495385 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2050157020 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2052372711 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2052556118 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2064744335 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2080085998 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2082712207 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2096939677 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2101715504 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2102154515 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2110206489 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2119855777 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2121975457 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2125601050 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2135947426 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2143111652 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2143466465 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2146721846 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2151687823 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2152151089 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2156747591 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2157569454 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2186187686 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W220279470 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2491222440 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2493842303 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2506453435 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2515171174 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2617235968 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2943555191 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W580569756 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W1014770726 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W158032388 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2185415636 @default.
• W2137287291 cites W2232563055 @default.
• W2137287291 doi "https://doi.org/10.9734/ajea/2012/992" @default.
• W2137287291 hasPublicationYear "2012" @default.
• W2137287291 type Work @default.
• W2137287291 sameAs 2137287291 @default.
• W2137287291 citedByCount "39" @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912012 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912014 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912015 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912016 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912017 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912018 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912019 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912020 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912021 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912022 @default.
• W2137287291 countsByYear W21372872912023 @default.
• W2137287291 crossrefType "journal-article" @default.
• W2137287291 hasAuthorship W2137287291A5000722964 @default.
• W2137287291 hasAuthorship W2137287291A5005438556 @default.
• W2137287291 hasAuthorship W2137287291A5059526750 @default.
• W2137287291 hasBestOaLocation W21372872911 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C140793950 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C18903297 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C206139338 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C2779669040 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C2779784034 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C2781274799 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C523546767 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C54355233 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C59822182 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConcept C86803240 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConceptScore W2137287291C140793950 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConceptScore W2137287291C18903297 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConceptScore W2137287291C206139338 @default.
• W2137287291 hasConceptScore W2137287291C2779669040 @default.

• next