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There is low awareness on the local containers for preparing silage, which could be used in the traditional livestock keeping in order to mitigating the forage scarcity often occasioned by prolonged dry season. Against this background, the quality of silage and acceptability by WAD goats of ensiled cassava peel-wheat offal prepared from pit, bucket and polythene were investigated. Twenty-five percent of wheat offal and seventy-five percent of cassava peels were ensiled in three different ensiling materials: pit, plastic bucket and polythene bags. The treatments were replicated four times in a completely randomized design and ensiling lasted for 21 days. The temperature, pH, colour, smell and texture were assessed. Dry Matter-DM, Crude Protein-CP, Acid Detergent Fibre-ADF, Neutral Detergent Fibre-NDF and Acid Detergent Lignin-ADL were determined. Microbial profile: Total Bacteria Count-TBC, mouldiness and fungi in the silage were determined. Concentration of Total Volatile Fatty Acids (TVFA), lactic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid and propionic acid were assessed. Six WAD goats were used to determine the coefficient of preference (CoP) using cafeteria feeding technique. The results revealed that silage temperature from the plastic bucket (31.08°C) and polythene bag (31.42°C) were significantly (P0.005) differences inmicrobial profile of the silages. The TVFA, lactic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid, and propionic acid of the silages were similar. However, higher significant (P0,005) dans le profil microbien des ensilages. L'AGVT, l'acide lactique, l'acide acétique, l'acide butyrique et l'acide propionique des ensilages étaient similaires. Cependant, une différence significative plus élevée (P |
