Effect of alfalfa hay on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of growing lambs with ad libitum access to total mixed rations

Effect of alfalfa hay on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of growing lambs with ad libitum access to total mixed rations

ABSTRACT Forty male Naemi lambs were used to evaluate the effect of total mixed rations (TMR) alone or in combination with supplementation of alfalfa hay offered at different schedules on growth, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. Lambs at the age of three months, with an average weight of 2...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim A. Alhidary, Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Abdullah H. Alyemni, Rifat Ullah Khan, Mohamed Y. Al-Saiady, Ramzi A. Amran, Faisal A. Alshamiry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
body weight
fat depots
feeding management
slaughter characteristics
supplementation
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