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Abstract
The household food waste (HFW) was collected, sun dried, ground, and chemically analyzed. After drying, it was tested as an ingredient in formulating a balanced ration for lambs in different levels (0, 15 and 30%) on as-fed basis. Fifteen male lambs, with an average body weight 22.98 kg, were allotted randomly into three groups (5 each) and fed ad libitum for 8 weeks. Dried HFW was found to be relatively high in protein (14.72%), ether extract (6.96%), non fibrous carbohydrate (47.39%), and ash (10.98%). Analysis of HFW revealed that it was free from total aflatoxins. Lambs fed 15 and 30% HFW-diets performed as those fed the control diet in growth, feed efficiency, carcass characteristics and meat chemical composition. Digestibility of ether extract was better for diets containing HFW than that of the control diet. As a conclusion HFW could be used as a low-cost feed at inclusion rate 15% in lamb diets. Further studies on processing technology and evaluation in other species are needed.