Effect of using Canna indica plants in ruminants nutrition | ||
| Journal of Tikrit University For Agriculture Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2012, Pages 48-53 | ||
| Author | ||
| J.M.S Almokhtar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract : This study was conducted at the animal field , dept . of animal resources, College of agriculture and forestry - mosul university . To investigate the effect of feeding canna indica plants on the productive performance and some blood parameters in awassi lambs . A feeding trial was carried out using 15 growing awassi female lambs of 6 months old of initial weight averaged 28 ±1.30 kg were randomly divided in to 3 equal groups ( 5 animals / each ) and were fed on three rations contains zero % control , 10% and 20% dried canna indica plants for 70 days . Digestibility trial was conducted on ( 6 ) lambs ( 2 lambs from each group) .The results showed insignificant differences were observed among all tested groups in productive performance and feed conversion ratio , mean while feeding costs of diets containing dried canna indica plants lower than in control group . The results also showed no significant differences in nutrient digestibility of D.M , OM ,CP , CF , EE , NFE and blood picture parameters in all experimental groups .It is concluded that the corporation of dried canna indica plants in the diet of lambs had no adverse effect on productive and animal healths under the condition of the experiment . concentrations which used in this study . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Canna indica; Productive Performance; Awassi lambs | ||
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