Body Composition of Lambs and Rams Fed Complete Feed

International Ruminant Seminar: "Eco-friendly livestock production for sustainable agriculture"

农业科学;生态环境科学

Rahmawati, F.^1 ; Rianto, E.^1

Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia^1

关键词: Body composition;    Body fats;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/119/1/012048/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/119/1/012048

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This study was aimed to investigate the proportion of body water, protein and fat of lambs and rams. The material used in this study were 6 lambs (weighed of 15.92 kg), and 6 rams (weighed 23.31 kg). The sheep were fed a complete feed. In weeks 1, 5 and 9, the body composition (water, protein and body fat) was measured using the "urea space" method. The results showed that the proportion of water, protein and fat in the body of lambs and sheep differed significantly (P