EFFECT OF FEEDING HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS (JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE) ON RATIONS NUTRITIVE VALUE AND SOME BLOOD PARAMETERS OF OSSIMI RAMS

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Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt.

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The present study was carried out at farm and laboratory of Animal Production Department- Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt. Helianthus tuberosus in Ossimi rams rations were evaluated through digestibility, feeding values and some blood parameters. Ossimi rams weighed 45±5 kg in average were used to evaluate the rations supplemented by Helianthus tuberosus. The tested rations were D1 (control) composed of 60% concentrate mixture (CM) + 40% wheat straw (WS); D2, 52.5% CM + 7.5% Helianthus tuberosus (HT) +40% (WS); D3, 45% CM +15% HT +40% WS and D4, 30% CM +30% HT +40% WS. The results revealed that Ossimi rams fed rations of D2 and D3 showed higher significantly values (P<0.05) of most digestibility coefficients and feeding values compared with control ration. While, insignificant differences were found between D1 and D4 regarding digestibilities and feeding values. The obtained results of some blood parameters showed the same trend of rations digestibilities. Adding Helianthus tuberosus in the rations of D2 and D3 (7.5 and 15% HT) of Ossimi rams improved nutrients digestibility and feeding values and some blood parameters.

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Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds
Volume 21, Issue 2
August 2018
Pages 365-371

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