Small Ruminant: Nutrition

Section: Small Ruminant
Format: Orals
Day/Time: Monday 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
Location: Suwannee 11/12
Chair: Uma Karki, Tuskegee University
Please note: last-minute changes to the program may not be reflected here.
9:30 AM
#173 Blood chemistry, milk yield and composition, and milk fatty acids profile of lactating Anglo-Nubian goats fed Moringa oleifera leaf as a protein source.
T. A. Morsy
9:45 AM
#174 Moringa oleifera leaf as a protein source in the diet of Anglo-Nubian goats affects feed intake, digestibility, and ruminal fermentation.
A. E. Kholif
10:00 AM
#175 Effect of dietary forage-to-concentrate ratios on urinary excretion of purine derivatives and microbial nitrogen yields in the rumen of Dorper crossbred sheep.
Tao Ma
10:15 AM
#176 Effects of reducing dietary cation-anion difference plus vitamin D on plasma Ca and its modulators and growth performance of goats.
Wen-xuan Wu
10:30 AM
#177 Iodine supplementation of the pregnant ewe alters serum IgG concentration and expression of genes associated with antibody transfer in the ileum of the newborn lamb.
Tommy M. Boland
10:45 AM
#178 Metabolizable energy requirements of maintenance, energy efficiency of weight gain and fat deposition in Pelibuey and Katahdin ewes in tropical Mexico.
Jose Valentin Cardenas Medina
11:00 AM
#179 Effect of dry matter content and feeding level on dry matter digestibility and intake of perennial ryegrass fed to sheep.
Tommy Boland
11:15 AM
#180 Effects of feeding varying levels of deoiled distillers dried grains with solubles on dry matter intake, rumen fermentation, blood chemistry profile, growth, feed efficiency and carcass quality of meat goats.
Jarvis G. Scott
11:30 AM
#181 Economic analysis of feedlot finished lambs receiving diets based on different Cynodon hay grasses.
Jefferson Gandra
11:45 AM
#182 Effect of concentrate supplementation during early lactation on intake, rumen function and milk production of twin suckling ewes.
Francis P. Campion
12:00 PM
#183 An investigation into the effect of crude protein intake, dry matter intake and body reserve mobilization on the ewe colostrum and IgG production in the first 18 hours postpartum.
Francis P. Campion
12:15 PM
#184 Biochemical parameters of newborn goats raised from Saanen does supplemented with selenium and vitamin E during the transition period.
Brenda Barcelos