EVALUATION OF HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTE AS SHEEP FEED

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Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

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The objectives of this study were to determine nutrient composition of household food waste (HFW) and to investigate its effects on lamb growth performance, digestibility and carcass characteristics. HFW was collected, sun dried, ground, and chemically analyzed. After drying, it was tested as an ingredient in formulating a balanced ration for lambs in different levels (0, 15 and 30%) on as-fed basis. Fifteen male lambs, with an average body weight 22.98 kg, were allotted randomly into three groups (5 each) and fed ad libitum for 8 weeks. HFW was found to be relatively high in protein (14.72%), ether extract (6.96%), non fibrous carbohydrate (47.39%), and ash (10.98%). Analysis of HFW revealed that it was free from total aflatoxins. Lambs fed 15 and 30% HFW-diets performed as those fed the control diet in growth and feed efficiency. Digestibility of ether extract was better for diets containing HFW than that of the control diet. There were no significant effects of HFW on fasted live weight, carcass weight and dressing percentages. The income over feed cost indicated that the income on diet based 30% HFW was higher than that of the control one. As a conclusion HFW could be used as a low-cost feed in lamb diets without any adverse effect on performance or carcass characteristics. Further studies on methods of HFW processing and value for other species are suggested.

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Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal
Volume 10, Issue 2
October 2012
Pages 103-117

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