NUTRITIVE VALUE AND FORAGE ACCEPTABILITY OF SOME SELECTED BROWSE PLANTS BY WEST AFRICAN DWARF GOATS

Olufayo, Omobola (2017) NUTRITIVE VALUE AND FORAGE ACCEPTABILITY OF SOME SELECTED BROWSE PLANTS BY WEST AFRICAN DWARF GOATS. In: 4th National Conference of School of Pure and Applied Sciences and Communication & Information Technology, 4th-7th December, 2017., The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State.

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Abstract

A study was carried out to investigate the suitability of utilizing some selected browse plants: Enterolobium cyclocapum, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Gmelina arborea, Azadirachta indica which were chemically analysed for dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF), ash, ether extract (EE), nitrogen free extract (NFE), in the feeding of livestock. The proximate composition was used to assess the nutritive value of the leaves. A free choice study was carried out using ten West African dwarf goats to determine the coefficient of preference (CoP) of the forages using a cafeteria method. Results revealed that the chemical composition of the forages varied significantly (p<0.05). The DM, CP, CF, ash, EE, and NFE ranged between 79.0-90.4%, 11.0-26.4%, 9.7-14.2%, 9.1-14.7, 11.0-15.2% and 26.5-58.3% respectively. The mean daily intake was highest (5.9kg) in Leucaena leucocephala and lowest (0.5kg) in Azadirachta indica. The coefficient of the forage was best in Leucaena leucocephala (1.8). The study suggested the potentials of these selected browse plants as a feed supplement for ruminants.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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 09:45
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2020 09:45
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1120

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