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The Effect of Spent Mushroom Substrate on Blood Metabolites and Weight Gain in Kurdish Male Lambs

Sh. Ehtesham, A. R. Vakili
Abstract

The objective of this study was use different levels of spent mushroom substrate as a suitable substitute for wheat straw in the ration of male lambs. In this study 20 male lambs with the age of 90 days and initial average weight of 33± 1.7 kg were used. The animals were divided separately into single boxes with four treatments (control treatment, spent mushroom substrate 15%, spent mushroom substrate 25% and spent mushroom substrate 35%) and five replications. The experiment period was 114 days being 14 days adaptation and 90 days for breeding. On the days 36 and 94, blood samples were taken from the jugular vein. In order to carry out the trial, 20 male lambs received the four experimental diets in completely randomized design. The statistical analyses were carried out by using the GLM procedure of SAS 9.1. Means among treatments were compared by Tukey test. The results of the study showed that there was no significant differences between the serum biochemical and hematological contents of the lambs in the four treatments (p>0.05). A significant difference was observed between the spent mushroom substrate 25% and other treatments in average daily gain and final weight of the Kurdish lambs (p<0.05). It was concluded that spent mushroom substrate consumption has no harmful effect on the blood parameters of Kurdish male lambs. It is recommended that 25% of wheat straw could be replaced by spent mushroom substrate.

Key words: Alternative food, Nutrition, Sheep performance.

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