TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Dietary Inclusion of Discarded Beetroot and Potato Hash Silage on Growth Performance and Digestibility in South African Dorper Lambs
AU - Nkosi, B.D. AU - Ratsaka, M.M. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 853
EP  - 856
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.853.856
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.853.856
KW  - Agro-industrial by-products
KW  -discarded beetroot
KW  -fermentation
KW  -lambs
KW  -potato hash
AB  - Experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary inclusion of Discarded Beetroot (DB) and Potato Hash Silage (PHS) on the growth performance of South African Dorper lambs. Potato hash silage was produced in 210<I>l</I>drums for 3 months and its fermentation characteristics were determined. Diets that contained no agro-industrial by-product (T<SUB>1</SUB>), DB (T<SUB>2</SUB>) or DB in combination with PHS (T<SUB>3</SUB>) were formulated and fed to 24 lambs of 24.5&plusmn;0.275 kg body weight (8 per treatment). The PHS was poorly fermented as indicated by lower concentrations of lactic acid, higher butyric and ammonia-N. Higher (p&lt;0.05) Dry Matter Intake (DMI) was obtained in T<SUB>1</SUB> diet compared to the others. Lambs on diet T<SUB>3</SUB> had lower (p&lt;0.05) ADG than those fed the other diets. Improved (p&lt;0.05) digestibility of CP was obtained in T<SUB>1</SUB> and T<SUB>2</SUB>. It was concluded that dietary addition of poorly fermented potato hash silage resulted in lower ADG. Further research on the effect of dietary inclusion of high quality potato hash silage on ruminant performance is needed.
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