EFFECT OF USING QUERCUS INFECTORIA GALLS IN THE DIET ON SHEEP PERFORMANCE IN LATE PREGNANCY AND EARLY LACTATION

  • JIHAN N. HASSAN Dept. of Animal Production, Collage of Agriculture Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok
  • VAHEL J. TAHA Dept. of Animal Production, Collage of Agriculture Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok
  • EMAD T. SADEEQ Dept. of Animal Production, Collage of Agriculture Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok
  • KAWA Y. MERKHAN Dept. of Animal Production, Collage of Agriculture Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok
Keywords: Tannin, oak galls, milk yield, apparent digestibility

Abstract

Quercus infectoria (QI) tree is one of the most world widely distributed tree and characterized by having a high level of tannin in a different part of the tree including leaves, stem, acorn, and galls. This experiment was designed to study the effect of supplemented different levels of galls of oak (Quercus Infectoria) to ewe’s diet on blood metabolism and animal performance. Twelve single bearing ewes, six weeks pre-lambing were used in the experiment. Ewes were blocked according to their party and body condition scoring and randomly divided into three groups four ewes per group. The first group received a concentrated diet with no additive control Quercus infectoria (CQI), the second group received a concentrated diet supplemented with 5 g/kg DM gall oak, low Quercus infectoria (LQI) and last group was also received the same concentrated diet supplemented with g/kg DM gall oak, High Quercus Infectoria (HQI). The data were analysed as randomise complete block design using GenStat 17 Software. The results showed that supplemented different levels of gall oak to ewe’s diet significantly increasing crude protein, crude fibre and organic matter digestibility compared to control. Moreover, concentrated feed with 10 g/kg DM oak gall found to increase milk yield by approximately 15% compared to other treatments. While the results showed that Quercus Infectoria had no effect on ewes’ body weight, body condition scoring nor blood plasma metabolism

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Published
2020-09-08
How to Cite
HASSAN, J. N., TAHA, V. J., SADEEQ, E. T., & MERKHAN, K. Y. (2020). EFFECT OF USING QUERCUS INFECTORIA GALLS IN THE DIET ON SHEEP PERFORMANCE IN LATE PREGNANCY AND EARLY LACTATION. Journal of Duhok University, 23(1), 34-44. https://doi.org/10.26682/ajuod.2020.23.1.5
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Agriculture and Veterinary Science