Table 5.
Gross and chemical compositions, and physicochemical properties of carcass of growing Farafra lambs fed diets containing date palm leaves treated with different probiotics.
| Diet1 | SEM | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | BAC | LAC | ZAD | |||
| Gross composition (g) | ||||||
| Bone | 1,412 | 137 | 147 | 148 | 7.3 | 0.940 |
| Meat | 263b | 312a | 273b | 295a | 2.5 | 0.003 |
| Fat | 208b | 297a | 203b | 193b | 4.4 | 0.039 |
| Chemical composition of Longissimus dorsi muscle (%, DM basis) | ||||||
| Crude protein | 668 | 666 | 681 | 669 | 20.5 | 0.960 |
| Crude fat | 237a | 241a | 208b | 218b | 5.9 | 0.020 |
| Ash | 28.3 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 0.3 | 0.930 |
| Physicochemical properties | ||||||
| Water holding capacity | 20.4 | 25.5 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 4.12 | 0.105 |
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ at P < 0.05. P-value is the observed significance level of the F-test for diet; SEM, standard error of the mean.
1Diet: Control diet contained 700 g of concentrate feed mixture and 300 g of date palm leaves without additives or supplemented with Bacillofort (BAC treatment), Lacotpro (LAC treatment) or ZAD (ZAD treatment) probiotics.