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Effects of whole and steam-flaked corn supplementation on productive performance, serum parameters, and reproductive characteristics of dairy ewes
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Cemil Tölü
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Türker Savaş
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Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Aynur Konyalı
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Baver Coşkun
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
İsmail Yaman Yurtman
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
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Short summary
Corn grain is an important ruminant energy source due its high starch levels. It is expected that whole corn can alter the amount of starch reaching the small intestine and, thus, positively influence the litter size (LS) via hormonal stimulation, compared with steam-flaked corn. Nutritional supplementation with whole corn and steam-flaked corn enhanced the lambing rate, live weight, and body condition scores but did not change the LS.
Corn grain is an important ruminant energy source due its high starch levels. It is expected...
