INFLUENCE OF SUPPLYING GINGER POWDER ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF WEANED LAMBS | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Animal Production | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 62, Issue 2, May 2025, Page 135-145 PDF (463.8 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejap.2025.350788.1099 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
S. Abo Bakr 
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| Animal and Poultry Production Division, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Twenty-one weaned Barki lambs, aged between three to four months with an average weight of 27.26 kg ±0.72 kg, were used to study the effects of two different levels of ginger powder (Zingiber officinale) on lambs performance and carcass attributes. The lambs were divided into three groups (7lambs/group). The first group was used as a control (CR) was provided a basal diet consisted of a concentrate feed mixture (CFM) and alfalfa hay (AH) without any supplementation. The second and third groups received the same basal diet, but with ginger powder supplementation added at 3 g/h/d (LLGP) and 6 g/h/d (HLGP), respectively. Feed was offered as 70% CFM of the total nutrient requirements during experimental period (105 days), while AH was offered as 30% from total rations. The results showed that the lambs fed different levels of ginger showed an increase in average daily gain by 11.2% and 9.5%, respectively, in comparison to the control group. Supplemented groups showed higher feed efficiency by 13% and 6% for LLGP and HLGP, respectively than control. Moreover, carcass properties for LLGP lambs were significantly higher for some carcass traits compared to CR. All of the ruminal and hematological parameters were within the normal range. It could be recommended that the use of 3 g/h/d ginger powder enhanced growth performance, nutrient utilization, and improve carcass characteristics, besides improving economic efficiency from Barki lambs. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Lambs; ginger powder; growth performance; rumen and blood parameters; carcass traits | ||||
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