Effects of feeding salt-tolerant forages cultivated in salt-alkaline land on intake, average liveweight gain, physiological responses and slaughtering performance in lamb

The objective was to evaluate effects of feeding salt-tolerant forages cultivated in salt-alkaline land on intake, average liveweight gain, physiological responses and slaughtering performance in lamb. Sixty first generation (F1) lambs of a cross between Chinese Inner Mongolian Fine-wool and German Mutton Merino (3.0±0.12months; 23.5±0.83kg of body weight [BW]), were arranged into four treatments. Treatments were: control (51% corn stover and …