The effect of periodic energy restriction on growth performance, serum biochemical indices, and meat quality in sheep
The effect of periodic energy restriction on growth performance, serum biochemical indices, and meat quality in sheep
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DOI:
10.1093/jas/sky299
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发表时间:
2018-10-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Liu, Lishan
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作者:
Song, Shuzhen;Wu, Jianping;Liu, Lishan
Energy is a key factor regulated by the neuroendocrine system. The objective of this study was to compare growth performance, serum biochemical indices, carcass traits, meat quality, and nutrient composition of lambs fed restricted metabolizable energy (ME) intakes to mimic the seasonal changes of the natural grasslands of northwest China. Nineteen male Dorper x Small Tailed Han lambs were assigned to treatments, control (CON) fed at 1.0 MJ/W-0.75 x d(-1) throughout the 180 d study, and restricted ME (RES) fed by sequentially restricting ME every 30 d (0.56, 0.84, 1.0, 0.84, 0.56, and 0.28 MJ/W-0.75 x d(-1)). Lambs were harvested at the end of the study. Lambs fed the CON diet demonstrated higher (P < 0.05) average daily gain (ADG) compared with RESfed lambs (158.79 and 57.01 g/d, for CON and RES, respectively), although ADG were lower in each period with the last period being a negative ADG for RES-fed lambs resulting in a loss of body weight. Both treatments demonstrated lower ADG in the last 3 study periods compared with the first 2 periods, which may be explained by cold stress (