Use of Grape Seed Flour in Feed for Lambs and Effects on Performance and Meat Quality

AbstractProduction performance were measured on lambs fed with feed containing grape seed flour; weight gain, feed consumption and slaughtering parameters were recorded.24 “Gentile di Puglia” lambs were divided into four homogeneous groups as regards weight; from the age of 50 days they were fed for a further 63 days on complete feeds in pellet form. The feeds contained 0, 10, 20 or 30% grape seed flour.The feeds containing this by-product gave productive responses comparable to, or even better than, those obtained without by-product. A content of 10% grape seed meal in the feed produced weight gains and final live weights greater (P