Project Type: On-Farm Research
Funds awarded in 2022: $19,979.00
Projected End Date: 03/31/2024
Grant Recipient:
University of Kentucky
Region: Southern
State: Kentucky
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler
University of Kentucky
Description:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of male and female growing yaks in pasture-based systems in the mixed humid transition zone of the United States. Six males (beginning weight 132.8 ± 13.5 kg) and six females (beginning weight 124.3 ± 34.4 kg) were grazed in Year 1, and four males (beginning weight 157.3 ± 15.0 kg) and four females (beginning weight 160.9 ± 26.4 kg) were grazed in Year 2, allowing two pasture replicates per sex.
Type:
Peer-reviewed Journal Article
This product is associated with the project "Yaks Add Farm Diversification"
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