Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Meat Yield of Boer Goats Fed Diets Containing Leaves or Whole Parts of Andrographis paniculata

The study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding diets containing Andrographis paniculata leaves (APL), whole Andrographis paniculata plant (APWP) and a control without Andrographis paniculata (AP0), on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat yield of 24 intact Boer bucks. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal bioscience 2014, 27(4), , pp.503-510
Hauptverfasser:	Yusuf, A L, Goh, Y M, Samsudin, A A, Alimon, A R, Sazili, A Q
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal feeding and feeds Food and nutrition Goats Growth Health aspects Meat Physiological aspects Quality Zoological research 축산학
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Zusammenfassung:	The study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding diets containing Andrographis paniculata leaves (APL), whole Andrographis paniculata plant (APWP) and a control without Andrographis paniculata (AP0), on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat yield of 24 intact Boer bucks. The results obtained indicated that inclusion of Andrographis paniculata significantly improved feed intake, weight gain, feed efficiency and live weight. The ratios of carcass to fat, lean to bone, lean to fat, and composition of meat were also improved. In addition, there were significant differences (p
ISSN:	1011-2367 2765-0189 1976-5517 2765-0235
DOI:	10.5713/ajas.2013.13533