Supplementation of Mulberry (Morus indica) and Vernonia (V. amygdalina) leaves as protein source on morphometric measurement, weight change, and carcass characteristics of sheep

Table 6 Edible offal components of Bonga lambs supplemented with dried mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal at different levels fed with Rhodes grass hay basal diet

Offal components (g)	Treatments (diets)					SEM	F-value	SL
Offal components (g)	D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	SEM	F-value	SL
Heart	136	134	122	124	138	7.85	1.45	ns
Liver	476	462	474	482	498	14.53	0.82	ns
Kidney	86	92	84	84	86	2.86	2.34	ns
Tongue	78	74	72	66	76	6.2	0.54	ns
Reticulo-rumen	700	738	730	712	682	37.49	0.36	ns
Abomasum	164	196	194	150	196	17.01	1.61	ns
Omasum	106	118	108	107	108	17.77	0.77	ns
Small intestine	760	656	728	656	710	42.26	1.17	ns
Large intestine	576^a	526^ab	440^bc	440^bc	404^c	37.15	3.67	*
Tail	726	584	564	628	538	70.74	1.09	ns
Heart fat	50	50	34	38	34	8	1.38	ns
Kidney fat	102	82	84	90	64	9.73	2.01	ns
Abdominal fat	272	222	258	256	202	0.06	0.82	ns
TEOC (kg)	4.23	3.93	3.89	3.83	3.73	0.12	2.62	ns

^a,b,cMean values with different superscripts within a row are significantly different at *=(p < 0.05); ***= (P < 0.001); SEM standard error of means, SL significant level, ns non-significant, D1 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 100% concentrate mix, D2 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 75% Noug Seed Cake (NSC) and 25% Mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal, D3 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 50% NSC and 50% Mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal, D4 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 25% NSC and 75% Mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal, D5 Rhodes grass hay adlibtum + 100% Mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal

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