Performance of local (Yankasa) rams fed diets containing varying levels of Gmelina arborea leaves (GML) and Desmodium forage (df) supplemented with concentrate

Autor: Shiawoya, EL, Tsado, DN, Adebayo, AR, Ibrahim, MO, Ishola, S
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences; Vol 9, No 1 (2011); 232-239
ISSN: 1597-0906
Popis: A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the performance of Yankasa rams fed diets containing varying levels of Gmelina arborea (GmL) leaves and Desmodium foliage (DF) supplemented with concentrate for a period of 56 days. Sixteen (16) Yankasa rams, with an average age of 18 months and initial mean body weight of 18 kg were used in a completely randomized design experiment. The animals were alloted to 4 treatments (T1, T2, T3 and T4) containing Desmodium and Gmelina at 100: 0%, 25:75%, 75:25 % and 0:100 % levels respectively .Mean feed intake wassignificantly (p
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