Effect of diet supplementation on growth and reproduction in camels under arid range conditions

Effect of diet supplementation on growth and reproduction in camels under arid range conditions

Eighteen pregnant dromedary females (Camelus dromedarius) were used to determine the effect of concentrate supplement on growth and reproductive performances in peri-partum period. The females were divided into supplemented (n = 9; S) and unsupplemented (n = 9; C) experimental groups. All animals gr...

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Main Authors: Abdouli H., Slimane N., Majdoub A., Khaldi G., Khorchani T., Hammadi M., Portetelle D., Renaville R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2001-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
Subjects:
dromedaries
females
pregnancy
puerperium
supplementary feeding
weight gain
weight losses
reproductive performance
birth weight
arid zones
tunisia
africa
animal developmental stages
body weight
camelidae
camels
climatic zones
developmental stages
domestic animals
feeding
livestock
losses
mammals
north africa
physiological functions
reproduction
sex
sexual reproduction
useful animals
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