Effects of Dried White Mulberry Pomace on Fattening Performance andMetabolic Profile Parameters in Lambs

The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of dried white mulberry pomace on yield performance in lambs. study used 42 weaned Merino lambs, bothmale and female, at 3 months of age. The experiment was conducted in 3 groups:control, MP150 (150 grams of mulberry pomace), and MP300 (300 grams ofmulberry pomace), each containing 7 male and 7 female lambs. The lambs weresubjected to a 14-day phase of adaption and 90-day fattening period feeding, andperformance parameters were examined in 15-day intervals. Blood samples werecollected from the lambs during the experiments beginning, middle, and end ofanalyze metabolic profile parameters. The average increase in live weight in thestudy was determined as 60,9% in the MP150 group, 58,7% in the MP300 group, and46.7% in the control group. The daily average live weight gains were found to be 0,20kg/day in the MP150 group, 0,18 kg/day in the MP300 group, and 0,16 kg/day inthe control group, although there was no statistically significant difference betweenthe groups (p>0,05). There was no noticeable difference detected between groupsin dry matter consumption (p>0,05). Changes were observed in metabolic profileparameters, but there were no discernible variations in terms of group and group ×time interactions (p>0,05). Consequently, it may be claimed that mulberry pomacehas positive effects on daily and average live weight gains, feed consumption, andfeed efficiency ratios of lambs. In line with the effects of mulberry pomace, it showsthat it has alternative feed source potential. This study, in which mulberry pomace isexamined in many aspects, is thought to guide future research.