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Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/41022 Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs Erasmus, L.J. (Lourens Jacobus) Van Niekerk, Willem A. Linsky, Anta Dorper South African Mutton Merino lambs Lamb Small Ruminant Nutrition System (SRNS) Indigenous sheep breeds UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Small Ruminant Nutrition System (SRNS) model’s performance predictions for lambs under South African conditions using growth and body composition data of early- (Dorper) and late-maturing (South African Mutton Merino), indigenous sheep breeds. The Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) biological model has consistently been modified to include recent information. This has led to the development of the SRNS model, but up to now the SRNS model has only been validated with European sheep breeds under European conditions. Thirty two Dorper, 16 male and 16 female lambs, and 36 South African Mutton Merino, 18 male and 18 female lambs, were fed a grower diet for the experimental period of 60 days. Three groups of lambs of each breed were slaughtered as the lambs reached pre-determined target weights. The first group of 24 animals (slaughter group 1) was slaughtered at the onset of the experiment at a live weight of 20 kg. With the second group (slaughter group 2) the South African Mutton Merinos were slaughtered at an average weight of 35 kg and the Dorpers at an average weight of 30 kg. The last group (slaughter group 3) had an average weight of 50 kg for the South African Mutton Merinos and 40 kg for the Dorpers at slaughter. Using the data from this trial, predictions of the average daily gain (ADG), feed intake (DMI), empty body gain and the composition of the empty body gain were used to evaluate the model. The animals were divided into three slaughter groups, based on growth stage, for the determination of body composition data. Energy value of gain (EVG), fat and protein content on a shrunk and empty body weight basis were compared with the corresponding values predicted by the SRNS. Growth composition of the lambs was determined by dividing them into two growth periods. Average daily gain and DMI were evaluated in the experiment, and results compared to the mean ADG and DMI predictions obtained from the SNRS model. Two different equations were compared to estimate EVG and two sets of coefficients were also compared for the EVG. Five different equations were compared to estimate the efficiency of conversion of metabolisable energy (ME) to net energy (NE) for gain, kg. The correction factor to adjust for the increase in the size of the visceral organs as nutrient intake increases and the coefficient for the effect of gender on maintenance requirements were tested for relevance of use in the SRNS. Overall, based on these evaluations it appears that the original SRNS model gave the best predictions when compared to any of the modifications tested. With regards to ADG the model over-predicts the requirements of the lambs in the early growth stage and under-predicts the requirements of the lambs in the later growth stage. The DMI predictions that were made using the original SRNS were accurate. The evaluation of the SNRS predictions in relation to the composition of gain indicated that this model over-predicted both the fat and the protein content of gain. The predictions were accurate, however the precision was low. The low precision was probably due to the lack of variation in the measured range of fat and protein content of gain. Before field application further studies and adjustments to the SRNS model is required, especially with regard to predictions on the fat and protein content of gain and over or under predictions of ADG during different growth stages of Dorper and South African Mutton Merino lambs. gm2014 Animal and Wildlife Sciences unrestricted 2014-07-31T06:43:08Z 2014-07-31T06:43:08Z 2014-04-15 2013 Dissertation Linsky, A 2013, Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41022> E14/4/322/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41022 en © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Dorper South African Mutton Merino lambs Lamb Small Ruminant Nutrition System (SRNS) Indigenous sheep breeds UCTD Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs |
| title | Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs |
| title_full | Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs |
| title_short | Evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of South African mutton merino and dorper lambs |
| title_sort | evaluation of the small ruminant nutrition system model using growth data of south african mutton merino and dorper lambs |
| topic | Dorper South African Mutton Merino lambs Lamb Small Ruminant Nutrition System (SRNS) Indigenous sheep breeds UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41022 |