A study was conducted during 1975 and 1976 to evaluate
the use of chemically cured pasture as a flushing feed for
ewes in western Oregon.
In 1975 (0.56 kg/ha) and 1976 (0.28 kg/ha) paraquat
was used to chemically cure hill pasture forage when perennial
ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and tall...
A series of trials was conducted with Polypay (P), Coopworth
(CP), Hampshire (H), and crossbred ewes over a two year period at three
locations to assess the effects of ewe body condition and pre-lambing
supplementation on ewe productivity. Supplementation trials were
conducted at all three locations in Year 1 using...
Thirty-six Suffolk ewes were randomly divided into two equal
groups. One group received a selenium (Se) deficient diet, while the
other diet contained sodium selenite at a level of 0.2 ppm Se in the
total diet. All ewes were sampled for plasma glutathione peroxidase
(GPx) and whole blood Se at...