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- Title
Urea molasses mineral block under various feeding systems improved nutrient digestibility, productive performance and blood biochemical profile of Yaks.
- Authors
Mobashar, Muhammad; Khan, Muhammad Tahir; Marjan, Maria; Ahmad, Shakoor; Farooq, Umar; Khalid, Muhammad Farooq; Mustafa, Riaz; Khan, Nadar; Sadiq, Abu Bakkar; Shah, Anwar; Abdel-Wareth, Ahmed A. A.
- Abstract
Background: The study aimed to investigate the effect of urea molasses mineral blocks (UMMB) on nutrient digestibility, productive performance and blood biochemical profile of indigenous yaks under various feeding systems. A total of sixteen yaks were randomly divided into four groups (n = 4 animal per group) and offered the, following feeding systems: (A) stall feeding, (B), urea molasses mineral block (UMMB) + stall feeding, (C) yard feeding and (D) UMMB + yard feeding. Trial lasted for 40 days. Results: Results showed that nutrients intake (g) and nutrient digestibility (%) of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE) and crude fiber (CF) were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in stall and yard feeding groups with UMMB licking. Blood zinc, cobalt, hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell (RBC), glucose and serum glutamate private transaminase (SGPT) significantly (p < 0.05) increased in stall and yard feeding with UMMB licking. Milk yield, Ca and monounsaturated fatty acid except milk composition improved significantly (p < 0.05) in stall and yard feeding groups with UMMB licking. Conclusion: It was concluded that feeding of UMMB improved utilization of low-quality roughages and best results were obtained from stall and yard feedings with UMMB licking as compared to other groups.
- Subjects
YAK; MONOUNSATURATED fatty acids; UREA; MOLASSES; ERYTHROCYTES; INGESTION; ANIMAL feeding
- Publication
BMC Veterinary Research, 2023, Vol 19, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1746-6148
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12917-023-03676-3