The research was conducted on 24 male lambs of Awassi
sheep to study the effect of using different levels of soya bean
meals(SBM), partially dehulled sunflower meals (SFM) and
partially dehulled cottonseed meals(CSM). The experiment
extended for
70 days, experimental units were rested, then left for
an adaptation period of 10 days, during the adaptation period, the animals were housed in one pen, in the end of the adaptation
period, the lambs were individually weighed, then divided
according to live weight into three equal groups of an average
(22-25)kg each.
The concentrates was the same for all groups in protein and
energy intake, but the difference was only in percentage of
SBM21%, SFM 20%, and CSM15%.
