Fertility and growth of nulliparous ewes after feeding red clover silage with high phyto-oestrogen concentrations

The study aimed to determine the effects of red clover (Trifolium pratense) silage with high phyto-oestrogen content on ewe performance during their first breeding season. Red clover silage containing formononetin, biochanin A, genistein, and daidzein was fed to 10 nulliparous ewes of the prolific F...

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Main Authors: E. Mustonen, S. Taponen, M. Andersson, A. Sukura, T. Katila, J. Taponen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
ewe
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173111400161X