About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Animal Science"
Feedlot performance of dorper wether lambs fed Opuntia-based diets with different nitrogen sources
Abstract:
The performance and carcass characteristics of 45 Dorper
wether lambs fed Opuntia-based diets with different nitrogen
(N) sources were evaluated in the feedlot. Lambs were weighed
weekly to determine the ADG and slaughtered when they
reached an average target weight of 35 kg live body weight to
determine carcass characteristics. There were marked
differences in ADG and FCR (P<0.05) between Opuntia-based
diets. However, lack of significant differences in most of the
carcass characteristics considered in this study suggest that
carcass quality is not affected by inclusion of Opuntia cladodes
in diets or by the type of N source used.
La performance et les caractéristiques de la carcasse de 45
agneaux castrés de Dorper de régime alimentaire à base d’
Opuntia avec différentes sources d’azote (N) ont été évaluées
dans le parc d’engraissement. Les agneaux ont été pesés
chaque semaine afin de déterminer l’ADG et abattus quand ils
ont atteint un poids cible moyen de 35 kg, poids réel pour
déterminer les caractéristiques de la carcasse. Il y avait des
différences marquées dans les ADG et FCR (P <0,05) entre
les régimes à base d’ Opuntia. Cependant, l’absence de
différences significatives dans la plupart des caractéristiques
de la carcasse considérés dans cette étude suggère que la
qualité de la carcasse n’est pas affectée par l’inclusion de
raquettes d’ Opuntia dans l’alimentation ou par le type de source
d’azote N utilisé.
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English
Date of publication:
2010
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Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1157-1160
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