Proximate Composition And Preference Of Two Grasses (Pennisetum Purpureum, Panicum Maximum) And Two Legumes (Centrosema Molle, Calapoganuim Mucunoides) Fed To West African Dwarf Bucks:- Ihemadu, Ngozi C.
ABSTRACT
A 14 days
trial was carried to determine the proximate composition and preference of two
grasses (Pennisetum purpureum, Panicum maiximum) and two legumes (Centrosema
molle, Calapogonium mucunodies). Eight (8) West African Dwarf(WAD) bucks
weighing 15-22kg and aged 8-12 months were used for this study. Completely
randomized design was used where the four forages formed the treatment and the
(8) buckes formed the replicates. Such WAD buck was confined in individual pens
and the four forages offered to each of the bucks daily tied in a caffetarian
method as follows A (Tl) Centrosema molle B (T2) Calapogonium mucunoides, C
(T3) Pennisetum purpureum, D (T4) Panicum maximum. The animals were fed at 3%
of their body weight, parameters measured include; proximate composition ofthe
forages, weight of the animals, animals preference of the forages, the weight
gain and feed intake. Results obtained revealed a dry matter (DM) content of
68.43-77.64. Similar DM was obtained in the grasses which differed
significantly (P<0.05) from that gotten from the legumes. There were
significant differences (P<0.05) among all treatment means in the proximate
fractions. CP ranged 13.78 gotten from (P. maximum) 29.76 gotten from (C.
molle) were obtained from this study. Neutral detergent fibre of 89.70, 93.50,
89.85 and 70.55 were gotten from P.maximum, P.purpureum, Centrosema molle and
Calapogonium mucunoides respectively. Among the grasses P.maximum appeared more
preferred (1.10) compared to P. purpureum (0.96) while C.molle was higher than
C.mucunodies in this trial.The study has shown that the grasses (Panicum
maximum and pennisetum purpureum) and the legumes (Centrosema molle and
Calapogonium mucunoides) are prospective forages for ruminants in the dry
season. The proximate composition suggests that the selected legumes could be
practical protein supplements. However, the coefficient of preference
demonstrated that Panicum maximum and Centrosema molle appear to be more
accepted by the WAD bucks than Pennisetum purpureum and Calapogonium mucunoides
were.
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IHEMADU, I (2023). Proximate Composition And Preference Of Two Grasses (Pennisetum Purpureum, Panicum Maximum) And Two Legumes (Centrosema Molle, Calapoganuim Mucunoides) Fed To West African Dwarf Bucks:- Ihemadu, Ngozi C.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Jan 30, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/proximate-composition-and-preference-of-two-grasses-pennisetum-purpureum-panicum-maximum-and-two-legumes-centrosema-molle-calapoganuim-mucunoides-fed-to-west-african-dwarf-bucks-ihemadu-ngozi-c-7-2
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IHEMADU, IHEMADU. "Proximate Composition And Preference Of Two Grasses (Pennisetum Purpureum, Panicum Maximum) And Two Legumes (Centrosema Molle, Calapoganuim Mucunoides) Fed To West African Dwarf Bucks:- Ihemadu, Ngozi C." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 30 Jan. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/proximate-composition-and-preference-of-two-grasses-pennisetum-purpureum-panicum-maximum-and-two-legumes-centrosema-molle-calapoganuim-mucunoides-fed-to-west-african-dwarf-bucks-ihemadu-ngozi-c-7-2