@article{MAKHILLJAVA2010952115,
    title = {Effect of Either Once or Twice Daily Feeding of Pelleted High-Concentrate Diet on Performance and Digestion in Growing Lambs},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {9},
    number = {5},
    pages = {925-931},
    year = {2010},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2010.925.931},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2010.925.931},
    author = {M.A.,M.Y.,A.,Hafiz A. and},
    keywords = {Feeding frequency,lambs,performance,digestibility,carcass,ruminal fermentation},
    abstract = {Twenty-four Najdi ram lambs, weighing an average of 24 kg and <I>circa</I> 3 months old were utilized in this trial to evaluate the effect of two feeding frequencies on growth performance, carcass characteristics, digestion coefficients, nitrogen retention and ruminal VFA and ammonia-N concentrations. The feeding protocol involved once daily feeding at 0800 h and twice daily feeding in two equal portions at 08:00 and 15:00 h lambs were offered a sufficient quantity of total daily DM (95 g DM day<SUP>-1</SUP> w0.75) to resemble <I>ad libitum</I> consumption. All lambs were slaughtered after a 14 week feeding trial. Although, the results showed no significant effect of frequency of feeding on DMI, ADG, carcass weight, digestibility of DM, CP and ADF and N-retention, lambs fed one meal daily had higher (p&lt;0.05) gain efficiency and NDF digestibility and lower (p&lt;0.05) dressing percentage than lambs fed two meals daily. Rumen total VFA concentrations at all post-feeding intervals were not influenced (p&gt;0.05) by feeding frequency, except at 10 h post-feeding; rumen VFA concentration value at 10 h post-feeding was higher (p&lt;0.05) in lambs fed once daily than those fed twice daily. Feeding once daily resulted in a greater (p&lt;0.05) molar proportion of propionate and a smaller (p&lt;0.05) molar proportion of acetate than from feeding twice daily. The ruminal fluctuations in total VFA and ammonia-N concentrations were less obvious in the lambs fed twice daily than once daily.}
    }