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Growth Performance of Salt Range Lambs Fed Various Dietary Levels of Peanut Haulms in Pothwar Region of Pakistan

Growth Performance of Salt Range Lambs Fed Various Dietary Levels of Peanut Haulms in Pothwar Region of Pakistan

Muhammad Fiaz1, Muhammad Farooq Hussain Faisal1
Muhammad Imran Khan1*, Kashif Ishaq1, Tanveer Ahmad1 and Qazi Jamil Akbar2

1Deprtment of Livestock Production and Management, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2Department of Livestock and Poultry Production, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
 
* Corresponding author: imran.khan@uaar.edu.pk

ABSTRACT

Salt Range male lambs (n = 16; Age = 120±10 days) were used to study the effect of varying dietary levels of peanut haulms on growth performance. Animals were divided equally into 4 groups. Four iso-caloric diets were formulated. Animals in group 1, 2, 3 and 4 were fed diets with zero, 10, 20 and 30% peanut haulms, respectively over a period of 60 days. Data were analyzed through ANOVA technique using SAS 9.3 software. Results indicated that weight gain was higher (P<0.05) and feed conversion ratio was lower (P<0.05) in lambs fed diets with 20 and 30% peanut haulms than other two diets. Heart girth and body length were increased with increasing inclusion rate of peanut haulms from zero to 30%. It is concluded that peanut haulms might be potential and economical roughage source to be used as roughage ingredient up to 30% in preparing total mixed diet that support higher growth rate and lower FCR for lambs.

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Pakistan Journal of Zoology

October

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 5, pp. 2001-2500

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