@article{MAKHILLJAVA20131244032,
    title = {Oil Palm (<I>Elaeis guineensis</I> Jacq.) Frond Feeding of Goats in the Humid Tropics},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {12},
    number = {4},
    pages = {431-438},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2013.431.438},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2013.431.438},
    author = {M.A.,M.,Y.M.,A.Q.,A.F. and},
    keywords = {Goat,oil palm fronds,fatty acid,carcass characteristics,chevon},
    abstract = {Twenty four goats were allocated to three groups (n = 8) and fed either a control diet Without Oil Palm Fronds (CON), a diet incorporated with 25% Oil Palm Fronds (OPFM) or 50% Oil Palm Fronds (OPFH) for 100 days to evaluate their growth rates, carcass characteristics and subcutaneous fatty acid profiles. Animals in all three groups exhibited similar final body weights (p&gt;0.05). The OPFH group showed a significant linear reduction (p&lt;0.05) in dressing percentage, warm carcass weight and back fat thickness and total muscle when compared to the CON group. The total n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) concentrations in the subcutaneous fat of the OPFH animals were significantly higher (linear, p&lt;0.05) than the CON group. The diet containing 25% of oil palm fronds did not produce any adverse effects on the growth performance and carcass characteristics. This demonstrates an environmental-friendly way of utilizing agricultural waste by products for the small ruminant industry in tropical countries growing oil palm tree.}
    }