Rumen Characteristics and Blood Parameters of West African Dwarf Goats Fed Vetiver Grass Ensiled With Cassava Peels at Different Ratio.

Falola, O and Olufayo, O (2017) Rumen Characteristics and Blood Parameters of West African Dwarf Goats Fed Vetiver Grass Ensiled With Cassava Peels at Different Ratio. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 44 (3). pp. 366-370.

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Abstract

An experiment was carried out to determine the effect of ensiling 4 week re-growth of vetiver grass with cassava peels on rumen and blood metabolites of West African Dwarf goats (WAD). Sixteen goats were used for the study. A completely randomized design was used with four animals per treatment. Vetiver grass ensiled with cassava peels at ratio 80:20, 70:30, 60:40 and 50:50 were provided ad-libitum at 5% body weight. Rumen and blood samples were collected at the end of the experiment which lasted for 90 days. Results of the study showed rumen ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) concentration (7.25-7.93mg/100ml), pH (6.75-6.81) variation among the treatments are within the acceptable range for rumen microbial activity. There was a uniformly low plasma urea (4.36-5.16mm/l). Glucose (85.36-89.04g/dl), total protein (6.42-7.50g/dl), cholesterol (60.95-66.19g/dl), hemoglobin (10.9-12.7g/100ml), Packed Cell Volume (30.0- 31.0%) and white blood cell (10.25-10.67×103/μl) were within the range reported for healthy goats.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2020 09:48
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2020 09:48
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1124

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