Feedlot performance of dorper wether lambs fed Opuntia-based diets with different nitrogen sources
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The performance and carcass characteristics of 45 Dorper
wether lambs fed Opuntia-based diets with different nitrogen
(N) sources were evaluated in the feedlot. Lambs were weighed
weekly to determine the ADG and slaughtered when they
reached an average target weight of 35 kg live body weight to
determine carcass characteristics. There were marked
differences in ADG and FCR (P<0.05) between Opuntia-based
diets. However, lack of significant differences in most of the
carcass characteristics considered in this study suggest that
carcass quality is not affected by inclusion of Opuntia cladodes
in diets or by the type of N source used.
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