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Influence of Ration Number of Feeding Times System on Productive and Slaughter Traits of Fattening Male Lambs

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Physiology & Animal Nutrition

Abstract

The aim of this experiment is to compare two feeding systems based on the productive performance and some carcass characteristics of fattened male lambs: feeding once and feeding twice daily. We conducted this experiment by fattening two groups of Awassi male lambs, totalling twenty weaned male lambs ranging in age from 4 to 6 months. The average weight of all lamb[23.28 ±1.27]. They were distributed equally, according to weight, into two groups, so that each group consisted of ten lambs. This experiment continued for eighty days. Following a 12-hour food withholding period, we slaughtered six lambs from each group, taking their total weight prior to slaughter. Then the lambs were slaughtered, and the carcass measurements were taken. The results did not show any significant differences for most measurements, such as final weight, weight gain, feed conversion efficiency, feed intake, carcass weight, dressing percentage, and carcass residues from the head, feet, and skin. There were also no big differences in the viscera of the carcass, like the lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, the weight of the full and empty rumen, or the weights of different fats, like buttocks, abdomen, kidney, and heart fat. There were also no big differences in the area of the eye muscle or the thickness of the subcutaneous fat, or in the major and minor cuts, except for the weight of the breast. Moreover, the proportions of muscle, fat, and bone remained consistent. The net second transaction exhibits an arithmetic advantage.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.290058.2102

Keywords

Number of feeding times, lambs, production, carcass

Authors

First Name

Nawfal

Last Name

Saaed

MiddleName

Mohammed Ameen

Affiliation

Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, University of Telafer, Telafer, Iraq

Email

nawfal.m.saaed@uotelafer.edu.iq

City

Telafer

Orcid

0009-0009-3169-8273

First Name

Sinan

Last Name

Salah

MiddleName

Essam AL Deen

Affiliation

Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, University of Telafer, Telafer, Iraq

Email

sinan.e.salah@uotelafer.edu.iq

City

Telafer

Orcid

0009-0003-5157-3474

First Name

Yaala

Last Name

Mohamedali Al-adwani

MiddleName

Abdulsattar

Affiliation

Animal production-agriculture college - Talafer university- Talafer -Iraq

Email

yaala.a.mohamed@uotelafer.edu.iq

City

Iraq/ Ninevah

Orcid

0009-0008-8927-5719

Related Issue

-2

Receive Date

2024-05-18

Publish Date

2024-08-04

Page Start

1

Page End

10

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_371851.html

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Influence of Ration Number of Feeding Times System on Productive and Slaughter Traits of Fattening Male Lambs

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23 Dec 2024