ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2021
Pelleting of a Total Mixed Ration Affects Growth Performance of Fattening Lambs.
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- Effects of feeding pelleted complete diets containing palm fronds on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intraruminal fermentation, rumen histomorphology, carcass traits, and economic profitability in Awassi lambs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
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- Evaluation of feeding effects of pelletized total mixed ration in Hu sheep: growth performance, bacterial community and rumen fermentation.Animal bioscience · 2025Article
- Optimizing goat growth and rumen function with monosodium glutamate byproduct-treated rice straw in total mixed rations.Veterinary world · 2025Article
- Can the supplementation of autolyzed yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) affect the diet digestibility, feeding behavior, levels of blood metabolites, and performance of Dorper × Santa Ines lambs finished in feedlot?Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
- Effects of Different Dietary Combinations on Blood Biochemical Indicators and Rumen Microbial Ecology in Wenshan Cattle.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Effect of feeding Bengal gram residual forage-based pelleted total mixed ration on growth performance, nutrient availability, carcass traits and composition in finisher Barbari kids.Tropical animal health and production · 2024Article
- Effects of non-pelleted or pelleted low-native grass and pelleted high-native grass diets on meat quality by regulating the rumen microbiota in lambs.Microbiology spectrum · 2024Article
- Integrated rumen microbiome and serum metabolome analysis responses to feed type that contribution to meat quality in lambs.Animal microbiome · 2023Article
- Comparative feed management system in sheep fed different physical forms of ration containingJournal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2023Article
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- Evaluation of the representative of using rumen fluid samples from lambs fed pelleted TMR for analysis of prokaryotic communities.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Cassava pulp added to fermented total mixed rations increased tropical sheep's nutrient utilization, rumen ecology, and microbial protein synthesis.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2022Article
- Differential Responses of Digesta- and Mucosa-Associated Jejunal Microbiota of Hu Sheep to Pelleted and Non-Pelleted High-Grain Diets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Growth Performance, Rumen Fermentation and Inflammatory Response on Holstein Growing Cattle Treated with Low and High Non-Fibrous Carbohydrate to Neutral Detergent Fiber Ratio Pelleted Total Mixed Ration.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Diet Type Impacts Production Performance of Fattening Lambs by Manipulating the Ruminal Microbiota and Metabolome.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Supplementation of graded levels of rumen-protected choline to a pelleted total mixed ration did not improve the growth and slaughter performance of fattening lambs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Feeding pelleted total mixed rations (TMR) instead of traditional loose concentrate plus forage to fattening lambs is an emerging practice. This study aimed to determine the effects of feeding pelleted TMR to fattening lambs on feed intake behaviour, growth performance, feed digestion, rumen fermentation characteristics, rumen microbial community, serum parameters, slaughter performance, meat quality, and the economic outcome. Two physical forms (pelleted vs. un-pelleted) of TMR composed of the same ingredients with the same particle sizes were compared in three animal experiments. Feed intake and average daily gain were higher when the TMR was pelleted, but apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients (organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre, and ether extract) and serum parameters were not affected and apparent total tract dry matter digestibility was slightly lower. Feeding pelleted TMR increased total short-chain fatty acid concentration and decreased rumen pH. Rumen microbial community was not affected by the physical form of the TMR at phylum level but changed slightly at genus level. Liveweight at slaughter and hot carcass weight were higher for lambs fed the pelleted compared to the un-pelleted TMR, while dressing percentage and meat quality were not affected. In conclusion, feeding pelleted TMR improves growth performance of fattening lambs mainly due to an increase in feed intake. Feeding pelleted TMR is a feasible strategy for intensive lamb fattening operations.
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