@article {10.3844/ajavsp.2010.33.39, article_type = {journal}, title = {Effects of Dietary Herbal Antioxidants Supplemented on Feedlot Growth Performance and Carcass Composition of Male Goats}, author = {Karami, Morteza and Alimon, Abd Razak and Goh, Yong Meng and Sazili, Awis Qurni and Ivan, Michael}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, year = {2010}, month = {Mar}, pages = {33-39}, doi = {10.3844/ajavsp.2010.33.39}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajavsp.2010.33.39}, abstract = {Problem statement: In goats production, chevon, meat quality and shelf life are very important, dietary herbs and synthetic antioxidants as dietary supplementation, may be can improve growth performance and carcass characteristics of goats. Approach: Thirty-two male (mean live weight 13.0 kg and 8 months old) were assigned to four dietary treatments, namely, basal diet (control, CN) and basal diet supplemented with Vitamin E (VE), Turmeric powder (TU) or Andrographis paniculata Powder (AP). The diets were fed as total mixed rations ad libitum for a period of 14 weeks. The goats were weighed every month, while feed intake was measured on a weekly basis. Thereafter, the goats were subjected to the Halal slaughter and the carcasses dissected. Result: The daily weight gain was not different (p>0.05) between treatments, but the feed intake was lower (p}, journal = {American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences}, publisher = {Science Publications} }