Investigating the chemical composition, digestion and fermentation of Alternanthera sessilis red plant and its effect on the performance of fattening lambs

The present experiment was conducted to evaluate the nutritional value of red Alternanthera sessilis for fattening lambs when they were replaced with alfalfa forage. Forty growing lambs with an average weight of 21.12 kg and an age of 5 months were randomly assigned to four experimental treatments....

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2024-11, Vol.56 (8), p.304-304, Article 304
Main Authors: Mirzavand, Zahra Ghashang, Chaji, Morteza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acid detergent fiber
Alfalfa
Alternanthera sessilis
Amaranthaceae - chemistry
Ammonia
ammonium nitrogen
Animal Feed - analysis
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Blood
blood glucose
Blood levels
Carcasses
Chemical composition
Cholesterol
Composition effects
Conversion ratio
Diet
Diet - veterinary
Digestibility
digestion
Digestion - drug effects
Dry matter
Feed conversion
feed intake
Feeds
Fermentation
Forage
Glucose
growth performance
Life Sciences
Male
Medicago sativa - chemistry
neck
neutral detergent fiber
Nitrogen
Nutrition
Nutritive Value
Organic matter
Parameters
Performance evaluation
Proteins
Protozoa
Random Allocation
Rations
Regular Articles
Rumen
Rumen - metabolism
Sheep - growth & development
Sheep - physiology
Sheep, Domestic - growth & development
Sheep, Domestic - physiology
Substitutes
Urea
urea nitrogen
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Weight
weight gain
Zoology
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Summary:The present experiment was conducted to evaluate the nutritional value of red Alternanthera sessilis for fattening lambs when they were replaced with alfalfa forage. Forty growing lambs with an average weight of 21.12 kg and an age of 5 months were randomly assigned to four experimental treatments. Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation parameters, protozoa population, blood parameters, and composition of carcass components were evaluated. The results of this experiment showed that the use of Alternanthera sessilis in the diet significantly reduced feed intake, increased the average daily weight gain, and improved the feed conversion ratio compared to the control treatment ( P  
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-024-04151-3