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| Alhidary,Ibrahim A.; Abdelrahman,Mutassim M.; Alyemni,Abdullah H.; Khan,Rifat Ullah; Al-Saiady,Mohamed Y.; Amran,Ramzi A.; Alshamiry,Faisal A.. |
| ABSTRACT Forty male Naemi lambs were used to evaluate the effect of total mixed rations (TMR) alone or in combination with supplementation of alfalfa hay offered at different schedules on growth, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. Lambs at the age of three months, with an average weight of 28.85±1.09 kg, were randomly selected and distributed into four different feeding systems, 10 lambs each, as follows: TMR diet (control); TMR plus 100 g alfalfa hay; TMR plus 200 g alfalfa hay every two days; and TMR plus 300 g alfalfa hay every three days. The TMR and fresh drinking water were offered ad libitum. Lambs in the treated groups (with alfalfa hay) had significantly higher body weight, body weight change, dry matter intake, and feed conversion ratio... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Body weight; Fat depots; Feeding management; Slaughter characteristics; Supplementation. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016000600302 |
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