Effect of alfalfa substitution with grass pea hay on performance and carcass quality of Kurdish growing lambs

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Animal Science, Ilam University, Ilam, I. R. Iran

2 Animal Science Research Department, Chaharmahal va Bakhtiyari Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Centre, AREEO, Shahrekord, I. R. Iran

3 Animal Science Research Department, Ilam Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Centre, AREEO, Ilam, I. R. Iran

4 Animal Science Research Department, Ilam Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Centre, AREEO, Ilam, Iran

10.22099/iar.2025.51945.1657

Abstract

During the recent decades, rain reduction and consequently water shortage in Iran had an impact effect on crop cultivation program. Therefore, considering these factors, it is necessary to plan for crop production, which needs less water. Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus), is a high-quality forage in animal feeding and has unique biological traits like drought tolerance. Hence, this experiment was conducted to study the effect of alfalfa substitution with grass pea hay on performance and carcass quality of Kurdish growing lambs. Twenty-four Kurdish male lambs with an average body weight of 30.23 kg and seven months age were used in this experiment. Experimental diets included: (1) diet without grass pea hay (control), (2) diet containing 10% grass pea hay, (3) diet containing 20% grass pea hay, and (4) diet containing 30% grass pea hay. The results showed that neutral detergent fiber, crude protein, and ash contents of grass pea hay were 32.67%, 19.66%, and 11.70% of dry matter, respectively. Experimental diets had no significant effect on dry matter intake and feed efficiency, carcass parameters, carcass cuts, and meat chemical compositions of the lambs (P ≥ 0.05). Orthogonal comparisons showed that lambs fed diets containing grass pea hay had the higher average daily gain (P < 0.05). It was concluded that diet inclusion of grass pea hay up to 30% of dry matter, had no adverse effect on lambs healthy status.

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Article Title [Persian]

اثر جایگزینی یونجه با علوفه خلر بر عملکرد و کیفیت لاشه بره های کردی

Authors [Persian]

  • پریسا دارات 1
  • فرشید فتاح نیا 1
  • گلناز تأسلی 2
  • هوشنگ جعفری 3
  • صیفعلی ورمقانی 4
  • جبار جمالی 1
1 گروه علوم دامی، دانشگاه ایلام، ایلام، ج. ا. ایران
2
3
4
Abstract [Persian]

تغییرات اقلیمی در سال های اخیر و کاهش بارندگی در کشور ما اثر مهمی بر برنامه کشت محصولات زراعی داشته است. بنابراین، نیاز است که به کشت گیاهان با نیاز آبی کمتر توجه شود. خلر، یک علوفه با کیفیت در تغذیه دام می باشد که خصوصیات بیولوژیکی خوبی مانند مقاومت در برابر تنش خشکسالی را دارد. بنابراین، این آزمایش با هدف مطالعه اثر جایگزینی علوفه یونجه با علوفه خلر بر عملکرد و کیفیت لاشه بره های در حال رشد کردی انجام شد. بیست و چهار بره نر با میانگین وزن 30/32 کیلوگرم و 7 ماه سن در این آزمایش استفاده شد. جیره های آزمایشی شامل: 1- جیره شاهد (بدون علوفه خلر)، 2- جیره دارای 10 درصد خلر، 3- جیره دارای 20 درصد خلر و 4- جیره دارای 30 درصد خلر. نتایج نشان داد که جیره های آزمایشی اثری بر مصرف ماده خشک، بازده خوراک، خصوصیات و قطعات لاشه و ترکیب شیمیایی گوشت بره ها نداشتند (P>0.05). بره های تغذیه شده با جیره دارای 10 درصد علوفه خلر بیشترین اضافه وزن روزانه را در بین تیمارها داشتند (P<0.05). در نهایت، جایگزینی علوفه یونجه با علوفه خلر تا میزان 30 درصد ماده خشک جیره اثر منفی بر سلامت و عملکرد بره ها نداشت.

Keywords [Persian]

  • بره نژاد کردی
  • خصوصیات لاشه
  • علوفه خلر

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Iran Agricultural Research
Volume 43, Issue 2
December 2024
Pages 108-113

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