Nutrient Intake and Digestibility, Performance, and Carcass Characteristics of Sheep Kept on Massai Grass Pasture and Subjected to Intermittent Supplementation
< 0.05). The same behavior was found for carcass and meat cut weights and for leg and carcass compacity indexes, but carcass and cut yields were not impacted by supplementation strategy. Supplementation on alternate days, i.e., every 48 h, maintains the performance and productive efficiency levels in sheep kept on Massai grass pasture compared to those supplemented daily, but providing intermittent supplementation with intervals above 48 h is not recommended as a nutritional strategy.
Authors
- João Virgínio Emerenciano Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-9696)
- Yasmin dos Santos Silva
- Naira Cristina Ribeiro Pimentel
- Pedro Henrique Cavalcante Ribeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9268-0693)
- Adriano Henrique do Nascimento Rangel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2835-4156)
- Maria Alice de Lima Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2793-1852)
- Dorgival Morais de Lima júnior
- Alana Santos de Freitas
- Stela Antas Urbano
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animals
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16071067
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte