EFFECT OF BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS OF GREEN CORN STALKS AND SUGAR CANE TOPS ON LAMBS GROWTH PERFORMANCE

Abstract

This study was conducted at the Seds Research Station in Beni Suef, affiliated to the Institute of Animal Production Research of the Agricultural Research Center. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of biological treatments (Lactobacillus plantarum and or ZAD) on the chemical composition and nutritional value of green and dry corn stalks and green and dry sugar cane tops, to study the possibility of replacing part of the green fodder with the biologically treated by product in sheep and its effect on growth rates, feed digestibility rumen activity and some blood measurements. Twenty-four animals of Osemi sheep were used with an average weight of about 25.5 ± 0.5 kg after weaning. The animals were randomly divided into six groups; each group contains four animals to receive one of following three treatments.