Effect of long term feeding of expeller pressed and solvent extracted karanj ( Pongamia pinnata) seed cake on the performance of lambs

• Published in: Animal feed science and technology 2006-02, Vol.126 (1), p.157-167
• Main Authors: Singh, P., Sastry, V.R.B., Garg, A.K., Sharma, A.K., Singh, G.R., Agrawal, D.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: acid detergent fiber; Biological and medical sciences; Blood enzymes; Carcass characteristics; crude protein; dietary carbohydrate; digestibility; dry matter intake; enzyme activity; extraction; Feed and pet food industries; feed concentrates; feed processing; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Histopathological examination; Karanj ( Pongamia pinnata) cake; lamb feeding; Lambs; lesions (animal); liveweight gain; males; Meat and meat product industries; Millettia pinnata; neutral detergent fiber; nitrogen balance; organic matter; peanut meal; pressing; rumen fermentation; rumen fluids; Rumen metabolites; spermatogenesis; volatile fatty acids
• ISSN: 0377-8401; 1873-2216
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.05.025

Fifteen healthy non-descript growing male lambs (10.6 ± 0.5 kg) were divided into three equal groups following completely randomized design and were fed a concentrate mixture containing de-oiled groundnut cake, expeller pressed karanj cake and solvent extracted karanj cake, respectively, in groups 1–3. The digestibility of dry matter, organic matter and ether extract was comparable (P>0.05) among three groups. Digestibility of crude protein and neutral detergent fiber was significantly (P