Influence of feeding fruit by-products as alternative dietary fibre sources to wheat bran on beef production and quality of Angus steers

T Tayengwa, OC Chikwanha, MER Dugan… - Meat Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The current study compared the growth performance, carcass and meat quality effects of
feeding 150 g/kg DM of dried citrus pulp (DCP) or grape pomace (DGP) as alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative effects of feeding citrus pulp and grape pomace on nutrient digestibility and utilization in steers

T Tayengwa, OC Chikwanha, E Raffrenato… - Animal, 2021 - Elsevier
Feedlot beef production in tropics and subtropics is being limited by shortage of feed
ingredients due to prolonged droughts resulting in high prices of cereal grains and reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Citrus co-products in ruminants feeds: a review

WR Andrade, A José Vieira Pires… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.iau.ir
The generation of co-products continues at an accelerating pace, driven by population
growth. Many of these co-products can be included in ruminant feed, which has the ability to …

Nutrient intake, digestibility, and utilization in goats fed graded levels of hempseed cake finisher diets

F Semwogerere, OC Chikwanha, CLF Katiyatiya… - Tropical Animal health …, 2024 - Springer
Globally, the price of soybean meal, the most common proteinaceous ingredient in livestock
diets, has become highly expensive prompting a search for alternative ingredients. Hemp …

Effects of alfalfa particle size and starch content in diets on feeding behaviour, intake, rumen parameters, animal performance and meat quality of growing lambs

AE Francisco, M Janíček, T Dentinho, APV Portugal… - Meat science, 2020 - Elsevier
Thirty-two crossbred Merino branco male lambs were randomly allocated to eight diets,
combining two forms of alfalfa presentation (chopped or ground), with four barley grain …

Evaluation of a phytogenic feed supplement containing carvacrol and limonene on sheep performance and parasitological status on a hungarian milking sheep farm

É Varga-Visi, G Nagy, Á Csivincsik, T Tóth - Veterinary Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The inclusion of plant-derived products, such as herbs or essential oils, in
the feed can improve the production of animals. Moreover, these photogenic products can …

Substitution effects of Acacia mearnsii leaf-meal for Triticum aestivum bran on nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation and nitrogen retention in lambs

T Uushona, OC Chikwanha, CLF Katiyatiya… - Small Ruminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study evaluated the effects of substituting increasing levels of Acacia mearnsii leaf-meal
(AMLM) for Triticum aestivum bran as the main fibre source in lamb finishing diets on …

[HTML][HTML] A Dynamic Tool to Describe Lamb Growth and Its Use as a Decision Support System

RM Amaral, MT Rodrigues, EB Schultz, CER Reis - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A dynamic model was created to determine the nutritional requirements of
lambs, aiming to simulate and describe their growth, nutrient requirements, and body …

Effects of substituting sericea lespedeza for lucerne on nutrient digestibility and utilization in feedlot lambs

LN Mahachi, OC Chikwanha, CLF Katiyatiya… - Small Ruminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study evaluated the effects of dietary increments of sericea lespedeza (SL,
Lespedeza juncea var. sericea) as a substitute for lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in lamb …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of replacing extruded maize by dried citrus pulp in a mixed diet on ruminal fermentation, methane production, and microbial populations in rusitec …

J García-Rodríguez, C Saro, I Mateos, JS González… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Citrus pulp is the main by-product obtained from citrus processing. The
high-moisture content of this by-product makes it rapidly perishable, its accumulation can …