ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2023
Corncob biochar supplementation improves nutrient digestibility, fattening performance and carcass characteristics of fattening sheep.
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- Biochar in Animal Agriculture: Enhancing Health, Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Review
- Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Biochars on Growth Performance, Bone Mineralization, Footpad Health, Lymphoid Organs Weight, Antibody Titers of Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis Disease in Broiler Chicks.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Maternal Roughage Sources Influence the Gastrointestinal Development of Goat Kids by Modulating the Colonization of Gastrointestinal Microbiota.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Corncob biochar supplementation improves nutrient digestibility, fattening performance and carcass characteristics of fattening sheep.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCorncob is a cheap source for biochar in developing countries. No studies reported on use of biochar as sheep fattening supplement.
objectivesThe goal of this study is to determine the effect of corncob biochar supplementation on growth performance and carcass characteristics of sheep.
methodsTwenty-four Horro yearling rams (18.6 ± 0.938 kg live weight) were randomly distributed to four groups, control (300 g/day concentrate + local hay ad libitum), BC1.5 (control +1.5 g/day biochar), BC3 (control +3 g/day biochar) and BC4.5 (control +4.5/day biochar). The experimental concentrate consisted of 200 g/day wheat bran and 100 g/day Noug cake. The study consisted of a growth trial of 111 days followed by a digestibility trial of 10 days. Carcass characteristics for all rams were recorded at the end of the trial.
resultsDry matter intake, crude protein intake, dry matter digestibility and acid detergent fibre digestibility of BC1.5 were significantly higher than the control. Corncob biochar supplementation significantly improved daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio of the rams. Supplementation sheep with corncob biochar improved significantly dressing percentage, hindquarters weight, forequarters weight, ribs weight, brisket weigh and rib eye muscle area. There was a significant effect of the dietary treatment on weight of internal organs; however, they were all within the normal range of sheep.
conclusionsCorncob biochar supplementation would be recommended at a level of 1.5 g/day to improve growth performance and carcass characteristics of sheep.
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