Three roughages (corn stalks, wheat straw, and rice straw) were compared for
the effect of !WO or three times reeding frequency per day on the performance of three
different sheep breeds (Farafra. ehios and Ossimi). Feeds consisted of 50:50
roughage: cqncentrales and were offered resl.ricted at 3% of live body weight In
eighteen metabolism trials. Dry matter intakes were not inf\Jenced by frequency of feeding. ~nimal breed
or by type of roughage. Osslmi breed sl"l<7Ned higher values than the ottler breeds in
nutrient Utilization. Three times feeding frequency showed beUer digestibility
coefficients than !WO times. Ossimi. com stalks and three limes feeding Vlere higher
than the others in nitrogen retention. Results Indicated that no signiflcantidifJerences
among breeds, type of roughage and feeding frequency in rumen parameters. It ;s concluded thai. under the conditions prevailed in this study\ increasing
feeding frequency improved nutrient utilization in different sheep breeds Ofi in different
rations.