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Effects of different levels replacement of ensiled pistachio epicarp with corn silage on fattening parameters and lamb performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

A Mahdavi ,
M Zaghari ,
M Zahedifar ,
A Nikkhah ,
F Alemi ,
A Aghashahi ,
S A Hosseini  and
A Mahdavi
A Mahdavi*
Affiliation:
Animal Science Researches Institute of Iran, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran University, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
M Zaghari
Affiliation:
Tehran University, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
M Zahedifar
Affiliation:
Animal Science Researches Institute of Iran, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
A Nikkhah
Affiliation:
Tehran University, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
F Alemi
Affiliation:
Tehran University, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
A Aghashahi
Affiliation:
Animal Science Researches Institute of Iran, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
S A Hosseini
Affiliation:
Animal Science Researches Institute of Iran, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran University, Karaj-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
A Mahdavi*
Affiliation:
Sharif University, Tehran-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
*
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There is about 430000 hectares of pistachio garden in Iran and annual dry pistachio production is 688000 tones. There are some problems with this by-product are including: 1) deterioration in less than 24 hours so it could not stored for long term. 2) Pistachio epicarp contains high level of tannins and other phenolic compounds, and there is little information about its effects in ruminants. 3) This by-product is potentially an environmental pollutant and cost effective for disposal. A study was conducted to investigate possibility of different levels replacement of ensiled pistachio epicarp (EPE) with corn silage and its effects on growth rate and carcass composition of lambs.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 166
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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