Influence of feeding Rahmany lambs on rations contained different levels of chamomile flowers [electronic resource].

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To study the effect of supplementing Rahmany lamb rations with different levels of chamomile flowers (matricaria chamomilla) on their performance, twenty growing male lambs weighed 20.55± 0.5 1 kg, were divided into four similar groups (5 lambs each). Feeding of lambs were based on od lib. amounts of commercial concentrate feed mixture (CFM) + wheat straw as control group (G1), while chamomile flower were added at rates 0.5 , 1.0 and 1.5 % of the CFM to G2, G3 and G4, respectively. Feed intake gradually increased with increasing chamomile level in the ration. Also gradual increase in total bacterial count, rumen liquor TVFA's and ammonia concentration were observed with increasing level of chamomile inclusion in the ration at zero and 3 hrs after feeding.

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