Browsing by Author "Mohamed Mahyuddin"

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    Deviations of nutrient digestibility of Johnsongrass hay rations as influenced by phenothiazine and feces drying process
    (Mississippi State University, 1973-05) Mohamed Mahyuddin
    Feed efficiency and d a 1 y weight gain of livestock has improved tremendously in the last 50 years This may be attributed to better management practices, improved rations, improved breeding programs and through the introduction of synthetic hormones and drugs. Today, more meat is being produced on less feed than ever before. The present livestock industry is based largely on feeds that can also be used directly by humans and is thus in direct competition with the human population. In the face of an ever growing world food crisis, it is imperative that we explore every possible means of increasing our food supplies and utilizing them more efficiently.
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    Effects of feeding system, slaughter weight and sex lamb carcass characteristics, palatability, histology and fatty acid composition
    (University of Kentucky, 1976) Mohamed Mahyuddin
    Two experiments involving 154 crossbred lambs were undertaken to study the effects of postweaning feeding regime, slaughter weight and sex on carcass characteristics, palatability of meat as well as histology and fatty acid composition of longissimus muscle and adipose tissue. Thirty-six wethers and 36 ewes (Experiment 1) and 41 wethers and 41 rams (Experiment 2), were weaned at 18 kg and grazed on bluegrass pasture until they reached 31.8 kg at which time 4 (Experiment 1) or 5 (Experiment 2) lambs of each sex were slaughtered. The remaining lambs were randomly assigned (equal; sex distribution) to drylot (13 or 16% crude protein) or pasture (with or without creep) . In Experiment 2, the drylot 16% crude protein treatment was omitted. The lambs were slaughtered at their predesignated slaughter weights (41 or 50 kg), chilled at 3C for 48 hours, graded and carcass data obtained.