Nutritive Value and Preference of Guinea-Grass Ensiled with or without Additive by West African Dwarf (WAD) Goats

Autor: T. O. Abegunde, S. O. Babalola, B. T. Adeoye, A. O. Usman, O. M. Akinyemi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Tropical Animal Science Journal, Vol 44, Iss 2 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2615-787X
2615-790X
DOI: 10.5398/tasj.2021.44.2.173
Popis: A study was designed to investigate silage additives’ effect on preference and nutritive value of five weeks re-growth guinea grass by West African dwarf (WAD) goats. The silages of five weeks re-growth guinea grass were made without additive (T1), with cassava peels additive (T2), and with fermented epiphytic juice of lactic acid bacteria in Panicum maximum (FEJPM) additive (T3). The effects of silage additives on preference, voluntary feed intake, growth, digestibility, and nitrogen utilization were assessed using 18 growing WAD goats (BW: 5.88±0.26 kg) in a completely randomized design. Dry matter was significantly (p0.05) in T1 and T3 silages (10.63 and 10.72 g/100g DM) that were significantly lower (p
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