Partial Replacement of Berseem Hay by Atriplex halimus and Atriplex nummularia Nutrients Utilization in Barki Sheep

Abstract

Article Info Materials and Methods This study conducted in the AnimalProduction Research Station Borg El-Arab. Which stretches along 525 km on the Mediterranean Sea, west of Alexandria city at latitudes 21° and 31° north 21° and 31° north and longitudes 25 degrees and 35 degrees East, the average air temperature ranges from 13 °C (56 °F) in December and January to 26°C (79 °F) in July and August. Ethical approval All animal procedures performed following the standards set forth guidelines for the care and use of experimental animals by the Animal Ethics Committee of Animal Production Research Institute (APRI), Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt. Especially, cannulated Barki sheep well treated under good veterinary care.