Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 35(10): 940-947, doi: 10.9755/ejfa.2023.3138
Effect of Guazuma ulmifolia tannins in the diet of Pelibuey lambs on animal performance and meat characteristics
expand article infoMarco Antonio Ayala Monter‡, Omar Hernández Mendo§, David Hernández Sánchez§, Silvia López Ortiz|, Gilberto Aranda Osorio, Ricardo Martínez Martínez#
‡ Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 2, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Guerrero, 41940, México, Mexico§ Programa de Ganadería, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, 56230, México, Mexico| Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz, 91690, México, Mexico¶ Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Texcoco, Estado de México, 56230, México, Mexico# Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara, Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, 48900, México, Mexico
© Marco Antonio Ayala Monter, Omar Hernández Mendo, David Hernández Sánchez, Silvia López Ortiz, Gilberto Aranda Osorio, Ricardo Martínez Martínez.
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Citation: Ayala Monter MA, Hernández Mendo O, Hernández Sánchez D, López Ortiz S, Aranda Osorio G, Martínez Martínez R (2023) Effect of Guazuma ulmifolia tannins in the diet of Pelibuey lambs on animal performance and meat characteristics. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 35(10): 940-947. https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.2023.3138
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Abstract

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the response of animal performance and meat characteristics of Pelibuey lambs to tannins of Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. in the diet. Twenty-eight male Pelibuey lambs (initial body weight of 23.6 ± 1.0 kg; 5 months old) were randomly assigned to one of four treatments (T): T1, control (base diet); T2, diet 1.5% tannins; T3, diet 2.5% tannins; and T4, diet 1000 IU vitamin E. Vitamin E was used as a positive control treatment. The variables evaluated were daily weight gain (DWG), dry matter intake (DMI), feed conversion, and carcass and meat characteristics. The experimental design was completely randomized, and treatments means were compared with Tukey test (P<0.05). None of the evaluated variables were different between treatments (P>0.05), except meat color (P<0.05), with higher values of L*(34.88), a*(11.49), and b*(2.28) when tannins were added to the diet of the lambs, without affecting the dry matter intake. Including Guazuma ulmifolia foliage in sheep feeding could be a feasible alternative.

Keywords: Carcass dressing; Guazuma; Meat quality; Pelibuey sheep; Tannin