Effects of pearl millet silage ammoniation with urea on carcass and meat quality of lambs

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pearl millet silage ammoniated with urea on lamb carcass characteristics and meat quality. Thirty‐two noncastrated crossbred lambs at 4–5 months of age, with an average initial body weight of 17.39 ± 2.16 kg, were distributed into four treatments in a rando...

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Published in:Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 2018-10, Vol.102 (5), p.1154-1166
Main Authors: Carvalho, Gleidson G. P., Freitas, Poliane Meire D., Santos, Edson M., Araújo, Gherman G. L., Oliveira, Juliana S., Rodrigues, Thomaz Cyro G. de C., Araujo, Maria Leonor G. M. L., Assis, Dallyson Yehudi C., Roça, Roberto de O., Delbem, Nara Laiane C., Lomele, Renata L., Leite, Laudi C., Rodrigues, Carlindo S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Ammoniation
Animal Feed
Animals
Body Composition - physiology
Body weight
Cattle
commercial cuts
Conformation
Cooking
Design of experiments
Diet
Digestion - physiology
Dry matter
Experimental design
Fatty acids
Lamb
Meat
Meat - standards
Meat quality
Millet
Palatability
Pennisetum - chemistry
Pennisetum - metabolism
Pennisetum glaucum
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
proximate composition
Random Allocation
sheep
Sheep - growth & development
Sheep - metabolism
Silage
Urea
Urea - chemistry
Urea - metabolism
yield
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Summary:This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pearl millet silage ammoniated with urea on lamb carcass characteristics and meat quality. Thirty‐two noncastrated crossbred lambs at 4–5 months of age, with an average initial body weight of 17.39 ± 2.16 kg, were distributed into four treatments in a randomized block experimental design with eight animals per treatment. Experimental diets were composed of pearl millet silage ammoniated with four levels of urea (0%, 2%, 4% and 6%, on dry matter basis (DM). Carcass conformation and fatness decreased linearly (p 
ISSN:0931-2439
1439-0396
DOI:10.1111/jpn.12945