The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cottonseed hull (CH) in the diets of rams
on intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, ingestive behaviour, and blood metabolites. Twenty …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect on intake, digestibility and fractionation of
carbohydrates and proteins of cottonseed cake as an alternative protein source in rams …

The use of agricultural by-products might provide an important alternative to improve animal
agriculture and to reduce feeding costs. The effects of inclusion in the diet of four levels of …

Simple Summary The confinement system using traditional ingredients to feed animals, such
as ground corn and soybean meal, has a high cost. Thus, alternative feeds that are cheaper …

Studies to evaluate the effects of feeding rice straw treated with wood ash extract (WAE) on
dry matter (DM) intake, in vivo nutrient digestibility and mineral concentrations in the blood …

This study examined the effect of substituting dry wormwood (Artemisia sp.) for rice straw in
sheep diets on intake and apparent digestibility in vivo, nitrogen (N) balance and ruminal …

Sixteen Black Bengal castrated male goats (similar age and body weights) were equally
allotted to four treatments and fed 400 g urea treated rice straw as basal roughage+ 100 g …

Iso-nitrogenous complete feeds, containing 40 (T1), 50 (T2) and 60 (T3) per cent gram straw
were formulated and evaluated using 18 Marwari rams. The dry matter intake was 87.9, 84.1 …

Twenty young kirdi rams of the West African Dwarf sheep, averaging 22kg liveweight and 15
months of age, were randomly assigned to four feeding groups and subjected to an eight …

Some woody forage plants are a significant source of nutrients for small ruminants grazing
Mediterranean systems during summer. We quantified DMI (g kg− 1 BW0. 75 day− 1), DMD …