Population
Pregnant ewes (sheep), including those carrying single and twin lambs, in fat and medium body conditions.
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
Late pregnancy (last 2 weeks)
Authors
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May indicate need for supplemental feeding to avert hyperketonaemia in late-gestation twin ewes; leaves open optimal protocols by fetal weight and condition.
In pregnant ewes, additional feed requirements to prevent hyperketonaemia depend on total foetal weight and the ewe's bodily condition, with voluntary intake often falling short in twin-bearing ewes.
Reid et al. (1962) studied this question.
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