Effect of feeding shrubs hay as non- traditional fodder and source of protein on performance and milk production of sheep
Abstract: This study aimed to use of Leuceana leucoccphalalam hay (L.H) for ruminant it's effects on performance, milk production and composition as a partial replacer of concentrate feed mixture (CFM) in sheep ration. A total of 16 mature rams (40 - 45 kg live body weight) were used in digestion trial, arranged as (4x4) Latin square design and twenty eight. growing Saidi male lambs were used in growth trial. Animals in each trial were randomly divided into four groups according to their body weight On the other hand, twenty four ewes were used in milk yield trail. For diets were used in all experiments. Ration 1 (R1, CFM +wheat straw), ration 2 (R2, CFM+ wheat straw +20% Leuceana hay), ration 3 (R3, CFM+ wheat straw +40% Leuceana hay) and ration 4 (R4, CFM+ wheat straw +60010 Leuceana hay) CFM and wheat straw were used in RI, R2, R3 and R4 as 3 % and 1% of live body weight, respectively, while Leuceana hay percentages were used to cover a partial of protein from CFM.
Diets containing Leuceana hay had higher dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), crude fiber (CF), ether extract (EE), nitrogen free extract digestibility (NFED), neutral detergent fiber digestibility (NDFD), acid detergent fiber digestibility (ADFD) and hemicelluloses digestibility coefficients (HMCD)compared to control diet, except R4 concerning neutral detergent fiber digestibility and hemicelluloses digestibility. There were significant differences (P<0.01 and P<0.001) in total digestible nutrients (TDN), digestible crude protein (DCP), digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) among the experimental rations except R4 in TDN. The average total and daily gain, feed consumption and feed conversion was in favour of diets containing Leuceana hay. The differences were significant (P<0.01 and P<0.05) among the different diets. Results of milk yield, fat percentage, protein percentage, total solids and fat corrected milk were higher in diets containing Leuceana hay compared to control diet. The differences were significant (P<0.05, P<0.01 and P<0.001) among different diets.
Results obtained revealed that, feeding rams and ewes rations containing LLH hay as a non-traditional ration and source of partial protein instead of CFM protein up to 60% appeared to have higher nutrient digestibility, increased daily gain and improved feed efficiency. Moreover, decreasing in feed cost would be achieved.
Keywords: Performance, digestibility, Leuceana leucocephala hay, milk yield, total solids, fat corrected milk.
Publication year 2013
Pages 172-183
Availability location معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى-شارع نادى الصيد - الدقى- الجيزة
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Organization Name
serial title The 4th Scientific Conference of Animal Production Research Institute (APRI)
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External authors (outside ARC)
    احمد عبد الجليل بيومى جامعة جنوب الوادى
Agris Categories Animal feeding
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Digestibility. Milk yield. Performance testing. Rams. Sheep.
Proposed Agrovoc fat corrected milk;total solids;Leuceana leucocephala hay;
Publication Type Conference/Workshop
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