Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Department of animal science Salale University, P.O. Box 245, Fitche, Ethiopia
Research Article
Carcass Parameters and Economic Analysis of Salale Sheep Type Fed Natural Grass Hay Supplemented with Different Proportion of Wheat Bran and Noug Seed Cake Mixtures
Author(s): Minichle Yigrem*, Usman Seman, Mekonen Mamo and Menalu Demlew
A study was conducted to evaluate carcass and noncarcass yield, carcass composition, and economic profitability of salale sheep type fed natural grass hay supplemented with different proportions of wheat bran and noug seed cake mixture. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) was used. The treatments were: natural pasture hay alone (T1) (control), 350gWB (T2), 117gNSC+233gWB (T3), 233gNSC+117gWB (T4), and 350gNSC (T5) with all groups offered adlibtum feeding of natural pasture hay. A total of 25, sheep were used in the experiment which yearling intact at the start of the experiment and slaughtered after 120 days of fattening. The lambs were grouped into five blocks based on their initial body weight and treatments were randomly distributed to each block of five animals. Five lambs from each treatment were randomly picked and slaughtered for carcass evaluation. The hot carcass weight.. View More»