Growth performance and the impact of mimosine toxicity in sheep that were fed L. leucaena.
Keywords:
leucocephala hay, mimosine, T3 hormone, digestibility coefficient, daily gain ,feed conversionAbstract
The purpose of the current research was to assess the effect of varying levels of L. leucocephala hay (L.H.) on the growth performance and to examine the effect of mimosineon lambs. Twenty growing crossbred (Chios x Ossimi) male lambs of 23.2±1.08 kg live body weight were distributed into four groups, each of 5 lambs. Each group was fed one of the experimental rations containing different proportions (0, 25, 50 and 75 LH) which replaced CFM for 90 days. Ground feds and feces were analysed for dry matter (DM), Crude Fibre (CF), Crude protein (CP), Ether Extract (EE) and ash. The previous traits , growth performance traits and T3 as well as T4 hormones were subjected to analysis of variance (CRD) and Duncan's test was used to detect differences between means. Results showed that the 25% LH diet exhibited highest DM value of 61.75, OM value of 62.96, and CP value of 65.79. In contrast, it had lowest digestibility of EEat 77.78 and CF digestibility at 42.61 when compared to other diets. For T3 and T4/T3 ratio diets showed a highly significant effect (P ≤ 0.01); however, this effect was not significant (P ≥ 0.05) for T4. final weight, total gain, daily gain, and feed conversion were significantly influenced by diet groups (P ≤ 0.05 or P ≤ 0.01). The control diet produced 41.64, 17.48, 194.24, and 6.11 , while the 25% LH produced the best results, 41.94, 17.88, 198.68, and 5.60. compared to other diet groups, respectively, in terms of final wt., total gain, daily gain, and feed conversion.The side effect of mimosine on wool was observed , when lambs fed 100% LH. According to the current study, adding 25% LH to the basal diet improved nutrient digestibility, daily gain, total gain, and feed conversion efficiency and is recommended.
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