Growth rate, carcass characteristics and meat quality of growing lambs fed buckwheat or maize silage.

Objective: This study evaluated inclusion of buckwheat silage to the diet of growing lambs in terms of meat quality as compared to maize silage.

Methods: Buckwheat, rich in total phenols (TP, 33 g/kg dry matter [DM]), was harvested at the end of the milk stage and ensiled in 40 kg plastic bags after wilting (294 g/kg silage DM). A total of 18 growing lambs (21.

Performance and milk composition of dairy goats as affected by the dietary level of stoned olive cake silages.

Objective: The current study compared the effects of dietary levels of two phase stoned olive cake (OC) in form of silage (OCS) on milk production and quality of Saanen goats.

Methods: The OCS included in total mixed ration (TMR) at dry matter proportions of 0.0 (OC0), 0.