Performance of 1-year-old camel calves fed a basal ration of alfalfa hay supplemented with different levels of concentrate
The present study concluded that yearling camel calves receiving different levels of concentrate with ad lib alfalfa hay could cover their nutrient requirements for maintenance and growth with a daily gain of 630 g/day when the level of concentrate was limited to 0.7% of BW and the total intake was only around 1.65% of BW, or 70.6 g/kg metabolic BW.
Authors
- M. M. Shoukry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5298-8706)
- Rawia Darwesh
- Sabbah Allam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6704-0715)
- Samir S. Abou El Ezz
- Afaf A. El Shereef
- H Kandil
- Ahmed R. Askar
- E. Eid
- G.M. Aziz
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
- National Research Centre (EG)
- Desert Research Center (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04485-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.81
Funders
- Academy of Scientific Research and Technology
- Science and Technology Development Fund