Effect of Treated Banana Waste on Feedlot Performance, Non Carcass Components and External Body Measurements of Sudanese Desert lambs

تأثير مخلفات الموز المعالجة على أداء التسمين والمكونات غير الذبيحة وقياسات الجسم الخارجية لحملان صحراء السودان

Abstract

The present study was conducted to detect the effect of different levels of treated banana waste on feedlot performance, non-carcass components, and external body measurements of Sudanese desert lambs. Banana waste was enriched by molasse and urea and calcium carbonate and ensiled and for a month. And then was chemically analyzed. According to this analysis three iso-caloric and iso- nitrogenous experimental diets were prepared. These diets contained different levels of treated banana waste (0%, 5% and 10%) respectively.

Twenty seven Sudanese desert lambs (Hammari ecotype) were randomly divided into three experimental groups with an average initial weight of 21.06 kg were used in feeding trials for 45 days. Following an adaptation period of two weeks. Each lamb group was offered one of the experimental diets for a feeding period of

45 days, during which feedlot performance was monitored. External body measurements were taken at the beginning and the end of the experiment. Finally three experimental lambs from each group were slaughtered and non-carcass components were registered.

Results obtained showed that there was no significant difference (P<0.05) in feedlot performance, non-carcass components and external body measurements of Sudanese desert lambs fed different levels of treated banana waste.

Key words: Treated banana waste, Feedlot Performance, Body, measurements, Sudanese Desert lambs.