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Effect of Concentrate Feeding Frequency on Animal Performance and Feed Utilization of Pregnant Abu-Duliek Ewes Under Halaib Region Conditions

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Animal and poultry production

Abstract

Concentrate supplementation is a critical factor in late pregnancy ewes' feeding but feeding concentrate once daily can result in many negative effects on animal performance such as rumen acidosis. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of concentrate feeding frequency on feed intake, nutrients digestibility and lambs' birth weight of pregnant Abu-Duleik ewes under arid conditions of Halaib region. Thirty healthy of Abu-Duleik ewes (31.0± 4.86 Kg) at late pregnancy period were randomly divided into three groups that fed on alfalfa hay and concentrate feed mixture (CFM). All groups were fed on alfalfa hay in the morning, while the first group (G1) was fed on CFM in equally two-parts (both in the morning and the afternoon). The second group (G2) was fed on CFM in one part (only in the morning). The third group (G3) was fed on CFM in one part (only in the afternoon). Feed intake was higher in G1 than G2 and G3 but without significant difference. Nutrients digestibility of G1 was the highest among the groups but with insignificant difference, except for Acid detergent fiber digestibility (ADFD%) which was significantly differed (P<0.05). Methane production was lower in G1 than G2 and G3 without a significant difference among groups. Blood serum metabolites were in normal range in all groups. Birth wight of lambs was significantly higher in G1 than the other groups. Concentrate feeding frequency practice can be used to enhance feed utilization and lambs' birth weight of pregnant Abu-Duleik ewes.

DOI

10.21608/nvjas.2024.260902.1270

Keywords

feeding frequency, feed utilization, methane production, birth weight, Abu-duliek sheep and Halaib region

Authors

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Hatem

Last Name

Hamdon

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University, Kharga, Egypt

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hamdon@nv.aun.edu.eg

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0000-0003-0198-3419

First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Kassab

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University, Kharga, Egypt

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ayman15@yahoo.com

City

El Kharga, New Valley Governorate

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0000-0002-9183-4494

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Askar

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Affiliation

Animal and Poultry Nutrition Department, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo, Egypt

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First Name

Abdullah

Last Name

Sayed

MiddleName

Ali

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Animal and Poultry Nutrition Department, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo, Egypt

Email

engabdallahali94@gmail.com

City

El Dakhla

Orcid

0009-0002-9573-6987

First Name

Moustafa

Last Name

Ghandour

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-

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Animal and Poultry Nutrition Department, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo, Egypt

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First Name

Osama

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Raef

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Animal and Poultry Nutrition Department, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo, Egypt

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Volume

4

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3

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48799

Issue Date

2024-07-01

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2024-01-05

Publish Date

2024-08-25

Page Start

77

Page End

90

Print ISSN

2805-2420

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2805-2439

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https://nvjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_375523.html

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375,523

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Original Research

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2,101

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New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science

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https://nvjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Concentrate Feeding Frequency on Animal Performance and Feed Utilization of Pregnant Abu-Duliek Ewes Under Halaib Region Conditions

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28 Dec 2024