PERFORMANCE OF GROWING CAMEL UNDER DIFFERENT FEEDING REGIMES | ||
| Journal of Animal and Poultry Production | ||
| Article 10, Volume 29, Issue 7, July 2004, Pages 3843-3850 PDF (2.04 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jappmu.2004.239296 | ||
| Author | ||
| H. M. EI-Banna, | ||
| Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In a growth trial for 150 days, ten growing camels with average weight 353 Kg and three years old were devided into tow equal groups. Group A (Control) was fed a concentrate mixture (14% CP) at 2% of live body weight and rice straw ad libitum. Group B (Treatment) was given the same concentrate mixture at 1% of live body weight and rice straw supplemented with urea 5% and molasses 10% of dry matter. The results of this study revealed that feeding growing camels on high concentrate diet with untreated rice straw detected more daily body gain and high feeding costs comparing with those fed low concentrate diet with treated rice straw, being 0.573 vs. 453 g/h/d and 7.49 vs. 5.11 LE/Kg gain. The supplementation of urea - molasses did not affect roughage intake. The digestibility coefficient of all nutrients except the ether extract (EE) was slightly higher in group A than in group B. The nitrogen retention was similar in both group A and B. The total volatile fatty acids concentration in rumen liqure of group B was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than group A. Ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) and pH values were not significantly affected. Meanwhile, carcass characteristics and economical analysis were determind. Instead of feeding growing camels on a concentrate mixture (14% CP) at a level of 2% of body weight with rice straw, it could be advised to fed them on a concentrate mixture at level of 1% of body weight with rice straw supplemented with urea (5%) and molasses (10%) without significant reduction in daily body weight gain. This regime can reduce feeding cost which goes parallel with small farmer state under desert conditions. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| camel; intake; digestibility; supplementation; urea; molasses; regime and carcass analysis | ||
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