Indicators of undernutrition in cattle
Potential biochemical indicators of long-term undernutrition in cattle, which could be used objectively, reliably and routinely, were investigated by evaluating frequently analysed metabolites in cattle. In an initial study, a meta-regression of literature data for glucose, urea, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) against body condition score (BCS), body weight (BW) and its change […]
Mother–young behaviours at lambing in grazing ewes: Effects of lamb sex and food restriction in pregnancy
This study investigated whether the level of pasture allowance from before conception until late pregnancy affects ewe–lamb behaviours at birth, and if those behaviours differ according to the sex of the lambs. We performed two experiments, in which 96 ewes were assigned to one of two nutritional treatments: high native pasture allowance [10–12 kg of […]