The effect of shrimp shell waste on ruminal bacteria and performance of lambs

Abstract This study has focused on the response of lambs and its ruminal bacteria to diets with 0, 15 or 25% of shrimp shell waste (SSW). Fifteen lambs (Suffolk×Corriedale; average BW, 21.74 kg) were allotted at random (five per treatment) to diets calculated to contain 0, 15 and 25% of SSW (DM basis) in a growth and digestion trial during 72 days. Average feed intake was similar between treatments, but at the end of the experiment (periods 4 and 5) feed intake decreased ( P P P P