Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2008.294.297TaasoliG. KafilzadehF. 22008112This experiment was conducted to study the effect of
ensiled and dried Apple Pomace (AP) obtained from puree making on finishing
performance of lambs. Digestibilities of both ensiled and dried AP were
determined using 4 mature sheep. In finishing experiment, 18 Sanjabi male
lambs were used (9 per treatment) in a 120 day finishing experiment which
was divided into two periods (60 day each). In the first period the ensiled
AP and in the second period the dried AP were fed in an iso caloric, iso
nitrogenous total mix ration. The Dry Matter (DM), crude protein and neutral
detergent fiber of ensiled and dried AP were 247.1, 63.85, 386.4 g kg-1
DM and 888.4, 51.2, 385.6 g kg-1 DM, respectively. No significant
difference was observed in the apparent digestibility of ensiled and dried
AP. The apparent DM digestibilities of ensiled and dried AP were 704.3
and 668.2 g kg-1 DM, respectively. Feeding ensiled AP significantly
increased Dry Matter Intake (0.938 vs. 0.803 kg day-1), Average
Daily Gain (ADG) (199.8 vs. 155.56 g) and Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR)
(4.69 vs. 5.16). Use of dried AP had no significant effect on DMI (1.030
vs. 0.932 kg day-1) but significantly improved the ADG (192.3
vs. 123.82 g) and FCR (5.36 vs. 7.52). Apple pomace increased carcass
dressing percentage but had no effect on the percentage of different cuts.
Results of this study suggest that AP, in both ensiled and dried forms,
can improve the performance of finishing lambs.]]>AOAC,199015th Edn.,pp: 200-210pp: 200-210ARC,19761976Carson, K.J., J.L. Collins and M.P. Penfield,19945912131215Givens, D.I., E. Owen, R.F.E. Axford and H.M. Omed,20001st Edn.,Huber, T.T.,1980Karami, M., G.H. Ghorbani and H. Fazaeli,19961996Kennedy, M., D. List, Y. Lu, R.H. Newman, I.M. Sims and P.J.S. Bain,1999Vol. 20,pp: 75-119pp: 75-119NRC,2001Pirmohammadi, R., Y. Rouzbahan, K. Rezayazdi and M. Zahedifar,2006in situ degradability of dried and ensiled apple pomace and maize silage.]]>66150155Singh, B. and M.P. Narang,199239233240Singhal, K.K., S.S. Thakur and D.D. Sharma,19918213216SPSS (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences),2002van Soest, P.J., J.B. Robertson and B.A. Lewis,19917435833597