Digestibility And Nitrogen Balance Studies In West African Dwarf Goats Fed Anthocleista djalonnensis IN Combination With Panicum maximum
ABSTRA CT
In a study, the nutrient
digestibility and nitrogen utilization of WAD goats were evaluated using 4
(four) WAD bucks assigned to 4 (four) forage mixtures comprising of Panicum
Maximum and Anthocleista djalonnensis at the ration of 80:20 (T), 60: 40 (T,),
40:60 (T,) and 20:80 (T). The bucks averaging 13.5kg initially were confined in
4 metabolism cages designed for separate collection of faeces and urine. Each
buck received the forages diet in a 4x4 by .7 days of . total collection of
faeces and urine. Samples of the P. Maximum, A. Djalonnesis, forage mixtures
and faeces were analysed for DM, CP, CF, ash, E.E and energy through proximate
methods. Results showed that the DM of the .forage mixtures ranges from 69.85
in Ty to 70.29 in T4. The CP also varies from 11.03-12.59 (T, - T) while T,
recorded the highest energy value of 1.89 MJ/kgDM. Except for energy, all the
other nutrient evaluated did not vary statistically (P>0.05). T, recorded
the highest energy digestibility (81.11%) when compared to the other
treatments. The nitrogen utilization study showed that there was no significant
differences (P>0.05) in all the parameters evaluated. All the bucks were in
positive nitrogen balance. It could be concluded that A. Djalonnensis improved
utilization of P. Maximum and therefore should be used to supplement grasses
fed to ruminants.
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AHAIWE, M (2023). Digestibility And Nitrogen Balance Studies In West African Dwarf Goats Fed Anthocleista djalonnensis IN Combination With Panicum maximum. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/digestibility-and-nitrogen-balance-studies-in-west-african-dwarf-goats-fed-anthocleista-djalonnensis-in-combination-with-panicum-maximum-7-2
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M., AHAIWE. "Digestibility And Nitrogen Balance Studies In West African Dwarf Goats Fed Anthocleista djalonnensis IN Combination With Panicum maximum" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 18 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/digestibility-and-nitrogen-balance-studies-in-west-african-dwarf-goats-fed-anthocleista-djalonnensis-in-combination-with-panicum-maximum-7-2