Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

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Effect of Supplemental Chromium Levels on Performance, Digestibility and Carcass Characteristics of Transport-stressed Lambs

  • Kraidees, M.S. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University) ;
  • Al-Haidary, I.A. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University) ;
  • Mufarrej, S.I. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University) ;
  • Al-Saiady, M.Y. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University) ;
  • Metwally, H.M. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University) ;
  • Hussein, M.F. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University)
  • Received : 2008.05.11
  • Accepted : 2008.12.08
  • Published : 2009.08.01
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Abstract

A trial was conducted to study the effect of supplemental chromium (Cr) levels from a Cr-yeast source on performance, digestibility and carcass characteristics of transport-stressed lambs. Forty-eight Naemi lambs (avg. BW 31.7 kg) were transported by truck for a distance of 1,450 km. On arrival day, the lambs were randomly allocated to four groups receiving diets supplemented with 0.0, 0.3, 0.6 or 0.9 ppm Cr. Each group consisted of four separately housed replicates of three lambs each. The lambs were fed their respective diets ad libitum for 84 d (21 d stress period, followed by 63 d growing period). Road transit of lambs resulted in a decreased (p<0.001) live body weight of 8.5%. Supplementation of Cr-yeast did not alter the performance of lambs during the stress period. Linear and quadratic increases (p<0.05) were observed in DMI and ADG, respectively, with increasing supplemental Cr levels in the diets during the growing period. Values were greater (p<0.05) by 14.7% and 20.8%, respectively, for lambs fed 0.3 ppm Cr compared to control, while those fed on the other two levels were intermediate. Over the 84-d feeding period, a trend was noted towards a slight increase in loin eye area and a decrease in body wall fat thickness for lambs fed Cr supplementation compared to the control group. This study suggests that the supplementation of Cr-yeast, especially at 0.3 ppm level, is beneficial for improving the performance of growing lambs whether the animals are stressed or not.

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