Twenty-seven -5- month old male Barki lambs weighing 28.5 7~3. 18 kg and
twenty-seven -4- mon!l\ desert male kids wei{jhiog 18.13~ 1.56 kg were reared in
shaded pans at Bedouins premises where Acacia saligna, barley aod beans are
available at EI-Kasr, (MalrOah Government).
The objectives or this study were to Include the relatively available feed
resources In replacement of feed concentrate mixture (CFM) and ciovsr hay In the
faHening diets o( lambs and kids.
Animals within each species ware divided Into three equal groups and were
assigned at random to receive one of three dlelary treatments. The cootrct group
received Ina traditional faltenlng diet composed of berseem hay and CFM. Barey
grains and small amount of bean seeds repjaced CFM in diet 2, wl'lile Acacia replaced
berseern hay and barley grains ana bean seeds replaced CFM in die I J.
The e Xj)8rimenl lasted for 95 days. Three animals from 80ch treatment and
species W&fe slaughtered by Ihe end of 1M experiment (or carcass evaivaucn.
The results revealed Ihal averaqe dally gain was 195, 252 and 254<] lor lambs
fed rations In treatments TS" TS2 and TS), respectlvety. Dally gain (or kids was 121,
100 and ~ 16g fed rations in treatments TG" TG, and TG), rssoecnvefv.
Corresponding values (or the feed conversion utiliz atlcn (kg TON/kg gain) for
lambs were 3.73. 3.51 and 3.36 whife thai for kkls was 4.53, 6.02 and 5.':9.
respectivery.
Feeding lambs and kids on Acacia saligna phylfodes. caused an aopreclabte
reductlon in fp.edi~ cost 101 producing one kg body welghL
Tbe average dre5.5ing percentages based on fasting body weight were 48.33.
41.67 and 44 (or lambs in TSt. 1S1 and TS). respectively. The. corresponding
averages for kids were 28.83. 27.33 and 20.16 for rations in TG" TG, and TG) ..
Boneless meal percentages (or lambs were 2.71. 2.31 and 2.?6 wili"\ highe-r values lor
kids 2.67,2.55 and 2.89.
The use of »cecie seligna and barley grains, which are available in Ihe area.
with small amounts of bean seeds to replace (lither hay or CFM (or fattening larnbs
and kids may be recommended.