NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF ENZOSE AS REPLACEMENT OF CORN GRAIN FOR GROWING LAMBS

ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to evaluate the potential of enzose as substitute of
corn grain for energy in growing lambs. Five experimental diets were formulated. The
control diet (E0) had no enzose whereas enzose replaced 20, 40, 60 and 80% corn grain
in E20, E40, E60 and E 80 diets on the basis of energy supply, respectively. Fifty
growing lambs were divided into 5 groups, 10 animals in each, in a randomized
complete block design. The dry matter intake increased linearly with increasing the
dietary enzose concentration. Similar trend was observed for crude protein, neutral and
acid detergent fibres. Lambs fed E80 diet gained higher weight than those fed E0 diets.
Maximum weight gain was recorded in lambs fed diets containing maximum
concentration of enzose. Cost of feed per Kg live weight produced was higher in lambs
fed E0 diet than those fed E80 diet; however, feed conversion ratio remained unaltered
across all diets. Replacing corn with enzose had also non-significant effect on carcass
characteristics. In conclusion, enzose can be used as an economical feed ingredient to
replace corn grain upto 60%, without any adverse effects on growth performance of
growing lambs.