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libitum feeding of Bermuda grass hay to the lambs. Total length of the experiment was 90
days. The results revealed non- significant effects of DCP on nutrient digestibility in lambs

fed different levels of DCP as results were similar among all the treatments.

Aregheore (2000) conducted two research plans to evaluate the effect of DCP as a
by-product on nutrient digestibility of small ruminants. Four by-product feeds (BPF) from

groundnut shells, maize cobs, cassava peels and citrus pulp + peel waste were used to make
treatment diets. Goat (12 heads) and sheep (16 heads) of 16-18 months having average

weight of 12.96 and 14.05 kg respectively were selected. They were divided into three and
four groups respectively. At the end of the experiment, they observed better nutrient

digestibility in sheep fed citrus pulp + peel waste while there was a less digestibility of

DCP as compared to cassava peels.

Bahrami et al. (2010) executed a research to examine the effect of different levels

of dried grape pomace on digestibility in lambs. They selected 25 Lori-Bakhtiari male
lambs having 100 days of age and initial weight of 25kg. They were arranged in completely

randomized design of five treatments with five replicates each, who were fed 0, 5, 10, 15

and 20% dried grape pomace. Average daily weight gain was recorded. At the end of the
experiment, they reported that there was an increased digestibility of DM, CP, OM and

NDF in lambs fed 5 and 10% DGP as compared to those fed 15 and 20% DGP. Brown and
Johnson (1991) performed an experiment on steers to find out the effect of DCP on

digestibility. The feed was based on citrus pulp or liquid cane molasses and their
combination with cottonseed meal. They observed similar digestibility between animals

fed citrus pulp or molasses. Nutrient digestibility of DCP calculated by Bampidis and

Robinson (2006) is given in Table 2.3.

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