Effect of iron supplementation in rabbits and sheep rations on their performance and tissue analysis [Egypt]
1988
Abdelhamid, A.M. (Mansoura Univ. (Egypt). Faculty of Agriculture)
It could be demanded iron supplementation in animal rations under special conditions. Thus, this work was designed to study effect of adding low levels of iron to rabbit and sheep rations. The following results could be concluded: 1. Feed and water consumption were significantly (10.01) increased with rabbits fed 15 or 30 ppm iron in form of FeC13. An increase was recorded also for offals percentage, blood contents of both haemoglobin (Hb), glucose, total protein, activity of glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) and calcium. Liver content of vitamin A and bone phosphours were increased too. In sheep fed 5 or 10 ppm iron in form of reduced iron, dressing percentage was increased (I0.05) as well as sedimentation rate of blood and liver contents of ash and iron also. From these results reported in the present study, it could be concluded that addition of iron to the rations of monogastric animals (rabbits) and ruminants (sheep) is not necessary under the normal conditions of the animale since the natural sources of iron in feeding stuffs are sufficient for the animal requirements.
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