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Growth and carcass characteristics of camels given different level of protein and energy in Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

Y. Rouzbehan
Affiliation:
Tarbiat Modarres University, Agriculture College, Animal Husbandry Group, Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-4838, Iran
A. Shadmanesh
Affiliation:
Chamran University, Mola Thani Agriculture College, Ahwaz, Iran
N. Debiri
Affiliation:
Chamran University, Mola Thani Agriculture College, Ahwaz, Iran
M. Eslami
Affiliation:
Chamran University, Mola Thani Agriculture College, Ahwaz, Iran
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Recently ,there is an incrase interest in fattening camals in Iran .This trial aimed to define the influence of dietary energy and protein levels on performance and carcass quality of camels in khorasan province.

For 80 days, nine diets with three metaboliseble energy 10.9, 8.8 or 7.6 MJ /kg DM and three crude protein levels 140, 120, or 100 g/kg DM were offerd ad lib to thirty six camels (mean initial weight 183 kg ± 7.7) , where each treatment were randomly allocated to four animals, that were housed individually. Food intakes were recorded daily. Throughout the trial , all animals were weighed at fortnightly intervals. At the end of the project ,two animals from each treatment were slaughtered and carcass quality were determined. Data were analysed as a 3x3 factorial Anova, with energy and protein were the main effects.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1999

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