Effect of feeding on salt tolerant plants on physical and chemical properties of coat fibers in sheep [electronic resource].

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The present study used the experimental work of technical cooperation project entitled "salt-tolerant forage production systems to salt-affected lands in Sinai Peninsula in Egypt" which supported by ICBA (International Center for Biosaline Agriculture). The aim of the present study was effect of feeding on salt tolerant plants «Kochia indica and Pennisetum americanum) on physical and chemical properties of coat fibers in sheep. Twenty four male growing Barki lambs Twenty-four male growing (averaged six months of age and 18.8±0.89 Kg of body weight) were divided randomly into three groups given CFM (concentrate feed mixture) to cover 100% of maintenance requirement. Berseem hay (Trifolium alexandrinum) fed to the first group (G1) as a control diet. The total amount of (Kochia indica) and (Pennisetum americanum) grass mixture was divided into two equal parts: the first part was kept as hay to be fed for the second. group (G2) while the other part was mixed with 5% molasses to make haylage for the third group (G3). Wool samples were taken to estimate fiber length (FL), fiber cross sectional area (FCSA), crimp frequency (CF), cotting score (CS), also amino acids; Threonine (Thr), Valine (Val), Methionine (Met), Isoleucine (Iso), Leucine (Leu), Phenylalanine (Phe), Histidine (His), Lysine (Lys), Aspartic acid (Asp), Serine (Ser) , Glutamic acid (Glu), Proline (Pro), Glycine (Gly) , Alanine (Ala), Cystine (Cys), Tyrosine (Tyr) and Arginine (Arg) were analyzed. Results showed a slight increase in all fiber amino acids contents for both G2 and G3 as compared with control.

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