Performance of growing rahmany lambs fed on rations containing jojoba meal [electronic resource]

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Two experiments were conducted to study the effect of using jojoba meal in ration on growing lambs performance. The first experiment was carried out to determine the in vitro disappearance of dry and organic matter (IVDMD and IVOMD) of the different experimental concentrates containing different levels of jojoba meal from 0 to 24% instead of undecorticated cottonseed meal. Depending on the results of first experiment 20 growing Rahmany lambs (about 6 mouths old and 21kg body weight) were used to evaluate the effect of feeding jojoba rations on the growth performance. Animals were randomly assigned into 4 similar feeding groups (5 animals each) to fed one of the experimental rations, all rations consisted of 50% roughage (25% clover hay + 25% rice straw) and 50% concentrate feed mixture (CFM) without jojoba meal (R1, control), 3% jojoba meal (R2), 6% jojoba meal (R3) or 9% jojoba meal (R4). Rations were formulated to cover maintenance and growth requirements of the growing lambs according to NRC, 1994. At the end of feeding trial nutrients digestibility, Mood, rumen and carcass treats were be carried out.

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