Nutritional and chemical evaluation of dried pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peels and studying the impact of level of inclusion in ration formulation on productive performance of growing Ossimi lambs

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 7 Composition and chemical analysis of complete feed mixture

Item	Complete feed mixture (CFM)				Price, L.E/ton of ingredients
Item	CFM₁ (0%DPP)	CFM₂ (0.5%DPP)	CFM₃ (1%DPP)	CFM₄ (2%DPP)	Price, L.E/ton of ingredients
1. Composition (kg/ton)
Yellow corn	350	345	340	330	3250
Dried pomegranate peel	–	5	10	20	3000
Berseem hay	250	250	250	250	2500
Wheat bran	200	200	200	200	2750
Soybean meal	170	170	170	170	6.250
Limestone	15	15	15	15	100
Sodium chloride	10	10	10	10	750
Vit. and Min. mixture^a	5	5	5	5	15,000
Price, LE/ton of ingredients	3459	3458	3457	3454
2. Chemical analysis (%)
Moisture	8.92	8.92	8.93	8.93
Chemical analysis on DM basis
Organic matter (OM)	91.86	91.85	91.86	91.84
Crude protein (CP)	17.12	17.10	17.10	17.07
Crude fiber (CF)	10.90	10.93	10.96	11.01
Ether extract (EE)	2.76	2.76	2.75	2.76
Nitrogen free extract (NFE)	61.08	61.06	61.05	61.00
Ash	8.14	8.15	8.14	8.16
Gross energy (kcal/kg DM)	4214	4213	4213	4212

DPP dried pomegranate peel
^aEach 3-kg vitamin and mineral mixture contains the following: vitamin A 12,000,000 IU, vitamin D₃ 2,200,000 IU, vitamin E 10,000 mg, vitamin K₃ 2000 mg, vitamin B₁ 1000 mg, vitamin B₂ 5000 mg, vitamin B₆ 1500 mg, vitamin B₁₂ 10 mg, pantothenic acid 10 mg, niacin 30,000 mg, folic acid 1000 mg, biotin 50 mg, choline 300,000 mg, manganese 60,000 mg, zinc 50,000 mg, copper 10,000 mg, iron 30,000 mg, iodine 100 mg, selenium 100 mg, cobalt 100 mg, CaCo3 to 3000 g