Effect of crude palm oil (CPO) protected by formaldehyde on physical and chemical quality of lamb

This study was conducted to determine the effect of crude palm oil (cpo) protected by formaldehyde on chemical and physical quality of lamb. the research design applied was completely randomized design with 3 treatments and 5 replications fifteen local male sheeps aged 9-12 months weighing 14-17 kg were divided into 3 groups for different ration treatments. the first group received only basal ration (r0),the 2nd group received basal ration and 3% of cpo (r1),while the 3rd group received basal ration and 3% of cpo protected by 2% of formaldehyde (r2). the data were analyzed by analysis of variance. the differences among treatments were tested by duncan's new multiple range test. the results showed that the addition of cpo protected by formaldehyde (r2) in the sheep diet increased lamb protein and fat content (p<0.05),produced tenderer lamb (p<0.01) with lower cooking loss (p<0.01). the diet with cpo protected by formaldehyde can improve the chemical and physical quality of meat sheeps. © 2015 diponegoro university. all rights reserved.