| Literature DB >> 22998999 |
A Dalle Zotte1, T S Brand, L C Hoffman, K Schoon, M Cullere, R Swart.
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of replacing dietary soybean oilcake meal with increasing levels of cottonseed oilcake meal (CSOCM) on the growth performance and meat (Iliofibularis muscle) chemical composition of ostriches in order to decrease total feed costs. A total of 105 ostriches were divided into five feeding groups according to the CSOCM inclusion level in the whole diet: Control (0% CSOCM), 3%, 6%, 9% and 12% CSOCM (of the whole diet), and fed with experimental diets from 6 to 13 months of age. As a result of feeding CSOCM, the final live weight and the average daily gain significantly increased in the 12% CSOCM group. The proximate composition, cholesterol content, mineral and fatty acid profile of the meat remained unaffected. Thus CSOCM may be used as an alternative protein source to the more expensive soybean oilcake meal in ostrich nutrition.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22998999 DOI： 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.08.027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Meat Sci ISSN： 0309-1740 Impact factor: 5.209