Partial replacement of forage and concentrate with pomegranate pulp (peel and seed) silage and pomegranate seed pulp in Mehraban fattening lambs: effect on performance and carcass characteristics.

Autor: Ghoreishi SM; Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, S71441-65186, Shiraz, Iran. smghoreishi@shirazu.ac.ir., Zare AR; Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, S71441-65186, Shiraz, Iran., Rezvani MR; Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, S71441-65186, Shiraz, Iran., Zamiri MJ; Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, S71441-65186, Shiraz, Iran., Kargar S; Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, S71441-65186, Shiraz, Iran., Abarghuei MJ; Animal Science Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Shiraz, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical animal health and production [Trop Anim Health Prod] 2021 Sep 29; Vol. 53 (5), pp. 486. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 29.
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-021-02901-1
Abstrakt: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of partial replacement of forage and concentrate with pomegranate pulp silage (PPS) and dried pomegranate seed pulp (PSP) on performance, dry matter intake (DMI), and carcass characteristics of fattening Mehraban lambs. Twenty-four male lambs (mean body weight 27.0 ± 3.5 kg) were fed with three isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets (n = 8 per diet), consisting of a control diet, a PPS diet containing 27.2% pomegranate pulp silage, and a PSP diet containing 31.4% dried pomegranate seed pulp. The experimental diets were fed ad libitum as total mixed rations for 65-day fattening period, on two meals per day, and then the growth performance, feed intake, and carcass characteristics were determined. The initial BW, final BW, average daily gain (ADG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were not different among the experimental diets. The amount of DMI in PSP diet was higher than that in the control diet (P = 0.023) but was not different between the control and PPS diets. There was no significant difference among diets for carcass characteristics. Using PPS and PSP in the diets decreased (P < 0.05) the kidney fat, but had no impact on the heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, and lungs. The results showed that PPS and PSP could be used to replace part of the diet for fattening lambs, while decreasing the dietary cost without having any negative effects on animal performance.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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