USE OF ALMOND HULLS AND SAFFLOWER CAKE IN FATTENING LAMBS. PERFORMANCES UNDER FARM CONDITION Four groups of Gentile di Puglia lambs for quantitative and qualitative characteristics of their carcasses. The lambs were reared under farm conditions and fed four different pelleted mixed feeds, pratically isoproteic, isofibrous and isocaloric. Group A (control group) had no added by-products, group B had 15% almond hulls, group C, 10% mechanically extracted safflower cake, group D, both 15% almond hulls and 10% mechanically extracted safflower cake. During the trial, lasting 56 days, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion indexes did not show statistically significant differences among the groups. On slaughtering were obtained for lambs fed diet C. These differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) compared to group B which had higher pelt and head percentage (P<0.01). The dissection of the carcass and subdivision of the sample cut into its costituents (meat, bone and fat) did not show marked differences. As regards meat quality the control group had significantly higher (P<0.01) bound water percentages than group C. The results obtained confirm the passibility of using agro-industrial by-products for fattening lams.
Impiego del mallo di mandorla e del panello di cartamo nell’alimentazione dell’agnello da carne. I. Performance produttive di agnelli allevati a regime stallino
MARSICO, Giuseppe;PINTO, Francesco;LAUDADIO, Vito;
1993-01-01
Abstract
USE OF ALMOND HULLS AND SAFFLOWER CAKE IN FATTENING LAMBS. PERFORMANCES UNDER FARM CONDITION Four groups of Gentile di Puglia lambs for quantitative and qualitative characteristics of their carcasses. The lambs were reared under farm conditions and fed four different pelleted mixed feeds, pratically isoproteic, isofibrous and isocaloric. Group A (control group) had no added by-products, group B had 15% almond hulls, group C, 10% mechanically extracted safflower cake, group D, both 15% almond hulls and 10% mechanically extracted safflower cake. During the trial, lasting 56 days, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion indexes did not show statistically significant differences among the groups. On slaughtering were obtained for lambs fed diet C. These differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) compared to group B which had higher pelt and head percentage (P<0.01). The dissection of the carcass and subdivision of the sample cut into its costituents (meat, bone and fat) did not show marked differences. As regards meat quality the control group had significantly higher (P<0.01) bound water percentages than group C. The results obtained confirm the passibility of using agro-industrial by-products for fattening lams.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
