Affiliations 

  • 1 Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian Malaysia (MARDI)
  • 2 Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Jurnal Veterinar Malaysia, 2018;30(1):20-22.
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the carcass characteristic of male Dorper sheep weaned at three different ages.
A total of 27 newborn male Dorper sheep (average body weight, 3.06 ± 0.74 kg) were selected randomly and divided
into three groups. Animals in group 1 (n=9) were weaned at day 30, while animals in group 2 (n=9) and 3 (n=9) were
weaned at day 60 and 90, respectively. Group 3 was acted as a control group. Creep feed and grower feed were given to
the animals based on 3.5% of body weight. There were no significant differences (P