Effects of fungal ( Lentinussajor-caju ) treated oil palm frond on performance and carcass characteristics in finishing goats

• Published in: Animal bioscience 2017, 30(6), , pp.811-818
• Main Authors: Chanjula, Pin, Petcharat, Vasun, Cherdthong, Anusorn
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Carcass Characteristic; Food and nutrition; Fungal Treatment; Goat; Goat meat; Goats; Growth Performance; Meat quality; Nutritional aspects; Oil palm; Oil Palm Frond; Saprophytes; 축산학
• ISSN: 1011-2367; 2765-0189; 1976-5517; 2765-0235
• DOI: 10.5713/ajas.16.0704

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of fungal treated oil palm fronds (FTOPF) on performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and muscle chemical composition. Eighteen growing crossbred male goats (Thai Native×Anglo Nubian) with 18.7±2.0 kg of initial body weight (BW) were stratified and blocked by BW in a randomized complete block design. Three diets containing 30% of oil palm fronds (OPF) either untreated (UOPF) or treated with (FTOPF) with or without urea (FTOPFU) were used as roughage sources in total mixed rations (TMRs). The diets were offered and weight gain was determined. At the end of the experimental period, the harvest data and carcass characteristics of the goats were recorded, and muscular composition was determined. No significant effect of fungal treated (FT) inclusion was observed in any of the feed intake, growth performance, and carcass characteristics. Likewise, no apparent effects on carcass composition and muscle chemical composition were detected in this study, except for hind leg and chump were affected (p