Hemp byproducts not so ba-ba-bad for lamb feed: study

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The data also shows cannabinoids via industrial hemp consumption helped to reduce concentrations of both cortisol, the primary stress hormone, and the inflammatory biomarker prostaglandin E2. Research from Kansas State University, released earlier this year, found cattle that ate a diet of industrial hemp might be able to better de-stress. In a recent article in the peer-reviewed Journal of Animal Science, investigators say they wanted to find out what effect spent hemp biomass (SHB) — a byproduct of cannabinoids extraction from the production of industrial hemp — could have when used in feed for lambs. Researchers out of Oregon State University have looked at hemp biomass and believe it could be a sound addition to lamb feed without any detrimental effect on the animal or the quality of its meat. To find out, 35 weaned, male lambs received one of five feeding treatments and were fed diets containing no SHB, SHB at 10 per cent of total feed or SHB at 20 per cent of total feed for four weeks.

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Researchers out of Oregon State University have looked at hemp biomass and believe it could be a sound addition to lamb feed without any detrimental effect on the animal or the quality of its meat.

In a recent article in the peer-reviewed Journal of Animal Science, investigators say they wanted to find out what effect spent hemp biomass (SHB) — a byproduct of cannabinoids extraction from the production of industrial hemp — could have when used in feed for lambs.

To find out, 35 weaned, male lambs...

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