Feeding hydroponic wheat sprouts for growing ewes
Based on the nutrient requirements of growing ewes, the control group (CON) was fed with the basal diet including: corn straw, alfalfa, corn, cottonseed meal, wheat bran, calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, salt, and premix. The diets of the treatment groups were used in an equal replacement method by substitution 5% (S5), 10% (S10), 15% (S15) and 20% (S20) of the basal diet (dry matter basis) with hydroponic wheat sprouts, respectively.