TY  - JOUR
T1  - Oil Palm (<I>Elaeis guineensis</I> Jacq.) Frond Feeding of Goats in the Humid Tropics
AU - Rajion, M.A. AU - Ebrahimi, M. AU - Goh, Y.M. AU - Sazili, A.Q. AU - Soleimani, A.F. AU - Schonewille, J.T. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SP  - 431
EP  - 438
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2013.431.438
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2013.431.438
KW  - Goat
KW  -oil palm fronds
KW  -fatty acid
KW  -carcass characteristics
KW  -chevon
AB  - 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.
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