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The intake and digestibility in Raini male goats fed different ratios of effective rumen degradable nitrogen:sulphur

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

Y. Rouzbehan ,
K. Rezayazdi  and
M. Zahedifar
Y. Rouzbehan
Affiliation:
Animal Science Dept., Agriculture College, Tarbiat Modaress University, Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-4838, Iran
K. Rezayazdi
Affiliation:
Animal Science Dept., Agriculture College, Mohaghegh Adabili University, Ardabil, P.O. Box 179, Iran
M. Zahedifar
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Institute, P.O. Box 31588-1483, Karaj, Iran
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Nutrient deficiencies, such as sulfur (S), that reduce the activities of rumen microorganisms are liable to reduce food intake (McDonald et al., 1995). Hegarty et al (1994) found that a depression of appetite and digestibility in sheep deprived of sulfur. The amount of sulfur needed to optimize the rumen environment is dependent on several factors such as the level of dietary sulfur and the availability of the effective ruminal degradable nitrogen, ERDN (Underwood and Suttle, 1999). Therefore, this trial was conducted to assess the influence of different ERDN:S ratios on the dry matter intake (DMI) and nutrients digestibility in the male goat of Raini breed, an Iranian native cashmere goat.

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Sheep Nutrition
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 198
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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