Evaluation of feeding hydroponics barley on digestibility and rumen fermentations in awassi lambs

• Published in: Iraqi journal of agricultural science 2018-01, Vol.49 (4), p.639-645
• Main Authors: Shakir, Rasha Muhammad, Hamzah, Zayd Riyad, Hassan, Shakir Abd al-Amir, Qadduri, Shayma Hammudi, Tawfiq, Jamal Abd al-Rahman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Agricultural commodities; Alfalfa; Ammonia; Animals; Arid regions; Bacteria; Barley; Body weight; Cattle; Digestibility; Dilution; Drinking water; Dry matter; Experiments; Fatty acids; Feeding; Feeds; Fermentation; Flow rates; Flow velocity; Fodder; Food; Grain; Hydroponics; Liquor; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Organic matter; Proteins; Rumen; Seeds; Semi arid areas; Statistical analysis; Volatile fatty acids; الآثار الفسيولوجية; التخمر; التغذية; الحيوانات; الخراف; الشعير; الهضم
• ISSN: 0075-0530; 2410-0862
• DOI: 10.36103/ijas.v49i4.73

Fifteen Awassi male lambs were randomly distributed to five groups and fed ad libitum roughages: hydroponics barley and/or green alfalfa with different levels, 0: 100, 25: 75, 50: 50, 75: 25 and 100: 0% as roughage experimental diets T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 to study in-vitro and apparent digestibility, rumen fermentations and total rumen bacteria using completely randomized design. Initial weight of replicates were 21.73 kg ± 4.17 kg and 3-4 months old. Concentrate fed at 3% of live body weight based on dry matter basis. Results showed: No differences for in-vitro digestibility, while there were significant increases (p