PROTEIN AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FoR MAINTENANCE OF DROMEDARY CAMELS | ||||
| Journal of Animal and Poultry Production | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 28, Issue 12, December 2003, Page 8027-8039 PDF (632.91 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jappmu.2003.246499 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. M. M. Salem,; Safinas M. Shawkt | ||||
| Desert Research Center, AI· Matareya, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Results from feeding and nitrogen balance trials were utilized to investigate the energy and protein that are required for maintenance of the dromedary camel. Sixteen animals where used in this experiment. The animals weight ranged from 467 to 600 kg, energy intake from 19.08 to 91.41g TDN/kg vf13, and protein intake from 136[36 10 563.07 mg DN/kg vf·ra. Animal performance varied between a weight loss of • 0,63 to gain of + 0.83 g/day /kg while nitroqen retention ranged from loss (-68.60 to retained + 286.75 mg ON/day/kg vf 3. Appropriate regression models for !he estimation of maintenance requirements and also for energy and protein interacUon were done. The factorial procedure was used to eSlimating nitrogen requirements. The estimated requiremenls for the maintenance of live body weight were 31.12g TON and 368 mg ON per kg vf73 daily. Allowing for energy and protein Interaction. recommended 'allowances'lor maintenance would be 32.68 g TON and 367.2 mg ON per kg v-lJ.7l daily including the ON for hair growth and losses in sweat and scurf. These values are less than the recommended allowances for cattle (36.52 g TON/Kg V'f.73 and 3.22 9 DCPIKg y,o~. buffaloes (39.00 9 TON/Kg V'f13 and 2.87 g OCPJ 9 V'f7i and goats (31.12 9 TON/Kg vf']) and 3.25 9 DCP/Kg vf13). However, practically, there are no diHerences between them and those for sheep (27.78 9 TDNlKg V'f73 and 2.43 g DCPlKg V'f73) In developing countries. There are many hopes tMt the future experiments may determine the energy and prot in requirements for camel during its growth. lactation and pregnancy taking tjoy composition into consideration. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Camels; protein; energy and maintenance requirements | ||||
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