Effect of floor area allowance on behavior and performance of growing lambs

Twenty-one lambs (35-day-old, 6.71 ±0.15 kg) were used in a completely randomized design to study the effect of pen size on behavior and performance. Lambs were randomly allocated to three different pen size (small: 0.34 m2/lamb, medium: 0.48 m2/lamb and large: 0.63 m2/lamb) located in a semi-open barn for 42 days following 35-day m ilk feeding. Daily dry matter intake (DMI) and average daily gain (ADG) were recorded. Maintenance behaviours were recorded based on the methods of scan sampling. The lambs kept in large pens showed an increase in DMI compared to other groups (P
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Source Type: research