Effects of Dietary Bypass Fat Supplementation and Varying NDF Levels on Growth Performance, Feed Efficiency, Blood Metabolites and Nutrients Digestibility in Beetal Goat Bucks
Effects of Dietary Bypass Fat Supplementation and Varying NDF Levels on Growth Performance, Feed Efficiency, Blood Metabolites and Nutrients Digestibility in Beetal Goat Bucks
Ahmed Abdullahi Salad1, Saeed Ahmed1*, Ehsan Ullah Khan1, Muhammad Shahbaz Zafar1, Imran Mohsin2, Mubarik Ahmad2, Zakariye Abdifatah Ahmed3 and Muhammad Uzair4
ABSTRACT
The objective of current study was to evaluate the effects of bypass fat supplementation with ration of varying levels of NDF on growth performance, blood metabolites and nutrient digestibility in Beetal goat bucks. A total of thirty-two Beetal goat bucks of 10±1 months of age with an average body weight of 42±7 kg was selected and randomly distributed among 4 dietary treatments and structured as 2 × 2 factorial arrangements. The dietary treatments; (T1) low NDF (30%) without supplementation of bypass fat, (T2) low NDF (30%) with bypass fat supplementation (40gm), (T3) high NDF (40%) without bypass fat supplementation, (T4) high NDF (40%) with bypass fat supplementation (40gm) for 60 days. Results showed the improved (P < 0.05) average daily gain, feed conversion ratio, body condition score, and nutrient digestibility, including dry matter and NDF in T4. Triglyceride levels were also higher (P < 0.05) in the high NDF and bypass fat supplemented group (T4), though blood glucose levels remained unaffected. It is concluded that bypass fat supplementation (40gm) with a high NDF (40%) diet, positively influenced growth performance, nutrient digestibility and economic efficiency in Beetal goat bucks.
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