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Phytoestrogen content of subterranean clover related to ewe growth and reproduction
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Department of Animal Feeding and Nutrition, Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia, Via Salaria, 31-00016, Monterotondo (Roma), Italy
 
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Department of Animal Reproduction, Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia, Via Salaria, 31-00016, Monterotondo (Roma), Italy ABSTRACT
 
 
Publication date: 2004-08-30
 
 
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V. Pace   

Department of Animal Feeding and Nutrition, Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia, Via Salaria, 31-00016, Monterotondo (Roma), Italy
 
 
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2004;13(Suppl. 1):547-550
 
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24 Comisana ewes were fed on subterranean clover (SC, phytoestrogen content = 0.794 mg/g of DM) or Italian ryegrass (IR) for one year to verify the effects of a prolonged ingestion of phytoestrogens on growth rate and reproduction. The animal initial weights were: SC=25.3 kg ± 2.99 and IR=24.7 kg ± 3.83, respectively. Differences on growth became evident after one month of feeding; after 170 days ewe weights were 47.5±3.43 vs 41.1±4.35 kg (P≤0.01) and ADG was 145.5 g/d vs 107.2 g/d (P≤0.001). No differences were recorded on the onset of puberty and on lamb births: 14 for SC group (LW=4.83 kg) and 15 for IR (4.36 kg).
 
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Subterranean Clover and Sulla as Valuable and Complementary Sources of Bioactive Compounds for Rainfed Mediterranean Farming Systems
Maria Molinu, Leonardo Sulas, Giuseppe Campesi, Giovanni Re, Federico Sanna, Giovanna Piluzza
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