BACKGROUND This study examined the effects of dietary supplementation with rice bran, sire breed and gender on live animal performance and carcass characteristics in Australian crossbred and purebred Merino lambs. METHODS Forty-eight lambs balanced by sire breed (Dorset, White Suffolk, Merino) and gender (ewe, wether) were randomly allocated into three dietary supplementation groups (Control-...

predatory birds feed mainly on small mammals. they usually swallow their prey and after digesting, the indigestible fur, bones and teeth are regurgitated as compact pellets. the investigation of pellet is an extremely valuable tool for mammalogists. in this study 351 pellets have been collected from the localities including north of khorasan, zanjan, yazd, chahar mahal va bakhtiyari and mazanda...

Sugar beet pulp is a by-product from the processing of sugar beets into sugar. Beet pulp is extracted grounded sugar beet. It is used as livestock feed and it can be fed fresh, dried and ensiled (fermented beet pulp). Sugar beet pulp is a by-product from the processing of sugar beet which is used as fodder for cattle and other livestock. It is supplied either as dried flakes or as compressed pe...

A completely randomized design experiment was conducted to determine the effects of physical form of the diet (pellets or mash) on the growth performance and water intake of broiler chicken. Twenty seven days-old (n=32) broiler chicks were randomly allocated into 8 deep litter cages. Each cage housed 4 birds and contained a feeder and a drinker. Birds in four cages were fed a commercial broiler...

A growth and digestibility study was conducted using Osmanabadi goat male kids by feeding complete diets in the form of mash or expander extruded pellets containing different levels of red gram (Cajanus cajan) straw (RGS). Two iso-nitrogenous complete diets were prepared by incorporating RGS at 35% and 50% levels. Half the quantity of each complete mash feed was then converted into pellets thro...

This study examined whether a product containing a pectinlecithin complex (Pronutrin) (1) could prevent gastric lesions induced in the equine gastric squamous epithelial mucosa using a protocol of intermittent feed deprivation that resulted in prolonged increased gastric acidity (Murray and Eichorn 1996). Eight ponies were used and served as their own controls in 2 trials in which there were 72...

Digestion begins with the prehension (grasping) of food by the lips, tongue and teeth. Horses have very mobile lips that help them select desirable feeds and avoid those that are undesirable. Many of us have witnessed this lip dexterity—ever wonder how some horses skillfully sort out powdered medications you have tried to hide in their sweet feed, or what about the soggy pellets left behind in ...