01384nam a2200181 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400330006010000190009324501110011226000730022352008330029665000100112965000100113965000200114970000160116970000170118520759192017-09-20       1960    bl uuuu     u0uu1 u    #d7 a10.2527/jas1960.193773x2DOI1 aGARRETT, W. N.  aEffect of various energy supplements on gains, yields and carcass grades of lambs grazing alfalfa pasture.  aJournal of Animal Science, v. 19, n. 3, p. 773-779, Aug. 1960.c1960  aLimited, or free choice amounts of various energy supplements (alfalfa pellets, 30% concentrate pellets, 60% concentrate pellets, barley, or molasses) were fed to lambs grazing alfalfa in the Imperial Valley of California during two successive years. When fed in limited amounts none of the supplements significantly increased average daily gain, although there was an advantage of greater yields and more choice carcasses. Free choice of the supplement resulted in significant increases in average daily gain of pellet-supplemented animals over the controls with some advantage in carcass grade for all supplemented animals. When pasture and a supplement were available free-choice, the supplement required to produce a pound of lamb was not in excess of the amount ordinarily required of the same feed under drylot conditions.  aLambs  aSheep  aMedicago Sativa1 aWEIR, W. C.1 aMEYER, J. H.