Effect of Dietary Supplemental Yucca schidigera Powder on Fattening Performance of Male Lambs

To determine the effect of Yucca schidigera powder on fatteniiig performance of growiig male lambs iii two consecutive experiments, 30 lambs (Assaf, iii the first expeririaeiit, Ile de France n: Awassi crossbred in the secoiid experirneiit), weaiied at 70-80 da,ys, were equa.lly divided in two g-roiqx with three replicates each. La.inbs in both the groups were fed isoca.loric aiid isonitrogeii.ic diets aiid the diet iii treatiiient g-roup was suppleiiieiited with 150ppm Yucca schidigera. The diets had 90% coiiceiitrate aiid 10% alfalfa, straw, coiata.iiiiiig 2.45pcal ME/kg and 160g CP/lzg. There was no sigiiificaiit (P>0.05) effect of Yucca schidigera powder OIL fatteiiiiigperforrnance of lambs urider our feedimg regime with a diet coiita,iriiilg- high level (90%) of concentrate