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The effect of fasting on live weight in hogget wethers and pregnant mature ewes : Brief Communication

The effect of fasting on live weight in hogget wethers and pregnant mature ewes : Brief Communication
Peer reviewed
Burnham DL, Morel PCH, Kenyon PR, Morris ST, Stafford KJ
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 69, pp 112-114, Jun 2009

Article class: Brief Communication

Subject Terms: Bodyweight/liveweight/condition score, Diet/rations/food, Evidence/information based methods, Nutrition/metabolism, Pregnancy, Reproduction

Animal Type: Sheep

Publisher: New Zealand Society of Animal Production

Abstract

Withholding of food and water, or fasting, of sheep for up to 24 hours is a practice commonly employed in the agricultural industry and research sectors. Farmers routinely fast sheep before shearing, pregnancy scanning and transport. Further, with relatively large numbers of animals involved in some experiments, duration of weighing and manipulation time can vary, which may interfere with a comparison of live weight measurements. The determination of the rate of liveweight loss will allow live weights to be corrected to... Continued

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