Effect of energy supplementation on growth performance of Dorper sheep fed with palm kernel cake as a basal diet

• Main Authors: Saeed, Osama Anwer, Sazili, Awis Qurni, Akit, Henny, Alimon, Abdul Razak, Samsudin, Anjas Asmara @ Ab Hadi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: UB Press 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76878/1/APIS-ARCAP-4.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76878/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

A 120-day feeding trial was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of energy in diets for Dorper sheep. A total of 27 six-month old lambs were divided into three groups of nine each. Treatment 1 (control diet) was formulated according to NRC (1985) to meet the body requirements of 75.3% PKC + 0% ene...