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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6): 168-175.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2016301

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Evaluation of energy requirement in Gansu Alpine Fine-Wool pregnant ewes

ZHANG Chang-Ji, LI Cheng, ZHANG Yong, GUO Wu-Jun, ZHANG Li-Ping, GUN Shuang-Bao*   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2016-08-17 Revised:2016-12-06 Online:2017-06-20 Published:2017-06-20

Abstract: Combining the dry matter intake, nutrients digestibility and production data in seasonal pastures, the factorial method was used to estimate the energy and protein requirements of Gansu Alpine Fine-Wool sheep ewes. It was found that ewes’ metabolic energy requirement for maintenance was 6.58 MJ/d, and the protein requirement for maintenance was 108 g/d. Metabolic energy requirement for early pregnancy ewe was 12.54 MJ/d, crude protein requirement was 125 g/d, while metabolic energy requirement for late pregnancy ewe was 12.86 MJ/d, and the crude protein requirement was 146 g/d. Calcium, phosphorus and salt requirements of ewes were, respectively, 8.22-9.61 g/d, 4.98-5.87 g/d, and 9-16 g/d, respectively.