Daniellia oliveri as a fodder tree for small ruminant and the interaction of its tannin with ruminal ammonia

Autor: Herbert Steingass, Winfried Drochner, Isaac Ikechukwu Osakwe
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nigerian Journal of Animal Production; Vol 31 (2004); 56-64
ISSN: 0331-2062
Popis: Daniellia oliveri was examined as a potential fodder for small ruminant, using nine castrated and ruminally fistulated West African Dwarf sheep (29 kg BW) to determine rumen ammonia and nutrient digestibility. Dried leaves of Daniella oliveri were offered at two levels (25% and 50% of DMI) as supplement to a basal hay diet. A digestibility trial of 8 days was conducted after 10 days of adaptation period. Rumen liquor was sampled one hour before, and one, three and five hours after the morning feeding for three consecutive days. Diet D50% showed a higher (P0.05) ruminal ammonia concentration than the controls. There were significant increases (P
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