Intake and Digestibility of <em>Calopogonium mucunoides</em>-Based Diets Fed to Draft Donkeys during the Dry Season
During the dry season in semiarid regions, animals are maintained on low quality forage residues with a need for protein supplement, when animal productivity is to be considered. In this study, Calopogonium mucunoides hay was fed to donkeys during the dry season to test its palatability and nutritiv...
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| description | During the dry season in semiarid regions, animals are maintained on low quality forage residues with a need for protein supplement, when animal productivity is to be considered. In this study, Calopogonium mucunoides hay was fed to donkeys during the dry season to test its palatability and nutritive value. Twelve adult donkeys were allotted to three groups and fed different rations as follows: Group A received corn straw and 0.5 kg supplement mixture (corn bran and cottonseed cake), Group B received Calopogonium mucunoides hay and 0.25 kg supplement mixture, and Group C received Calopogonium mucunoides hay and 0.5 kg supplement mixture. Forage and water intake, body weight, and fecal dry matter were measured. There was no significant difference in intake of the three rations but digestibility was significantly higher (P < 0.001) in the C. mucunoides-fed groups. Notwithstanding its low palatability or acceptability by livestock species, C. mucunoides, as forage legume, is a high crude protein source which could effectively replace agro-industrial protein supplements, which are becoming more difficult to find by smallholders |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d220088ed87140569204090a6b85dd5f2023-08-02T03:14:56ZengCIRADRevue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux0035-18651951-67112003-03-01563-420521010.19182/remvt.98669866Intake and Digestibility of <em>Calopogonium mucunoides</em>-Based Diets Fed to Draft Donkeys during the Dry SeasonA. Asongwed-Awa0O. Abakar1E. Vall2Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, PO Box 1073, Garoua, CameroonInstitute of Agricultural Research for Development, PO Box 1073, Garoua, CameroonCirad-emvt, TA30/A, campus international de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, FranceDuring the dry season in semiarid regions, animals are maintained on low quality forage residues with a need for protein supplement, when animal productivity is to be considered. In this study, Calopogonium mucunoides hay was fed to donkeys during the dry season to test its palatability and nutritive value. Twelve adult donkeys were allotted to three groups and fed different rations as follows: Group A received corn straw and 0.5 kg supplement mixture (corn bran and cottonseed cake), Group B received Calopogonium mucunoides hay and 0.25 kg supplement mixture, and Group C received Calopogonium mucunoides hay and 0.5 kg supplement mixture. Forage and water intake, body weight, and fecal dry matter were measured. There was no significant difference in intake of the three rations but digestibility was significantly higher (P < 0.001) in the C. mucunoides-fed groups. Notwithstanding its low palatability or acceptability by livestock species, C. mucunoides, as forage legume, is a high crude protein source which could effectively replace agro-industrial protein supplements, which are becoming more difficult to find by smallholdershttp://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9866AneAnimal de traitCalopogonium mucunoidesProtéine bruteAppétibilitéDigestibilitéValeur nutritiveCameroun |
| spellingShingle | A. Asongwed-Awa O. Abakar E. Vall Intake and Digestibility of <em>Calopogonium mucunoides</em>-Based Diets Fed to Draft Donkeys during the Dry Season Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux Ane Animal de trait Calopogonium mucunoides Protéine brute Appétibilité Digestibilité Valeur nutritive Cameroun |
| title | Intake and Digestibility of <em>Calopogonium mucunoides</em>-Based Diets Fed to Draft Donkeys during the Dry Season |
| title_full | Intake and Digestibility of <em>Calopogonium mucunoides</em>-Based Diets Fed to Draft Donkeys during the Dry Season |
| title_fullStr | Intake and Digestibility of <em>Calopogonium mucunoides</em>-Based Diets Fed to Draft Donkeys during the Dry Season |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intake and Digestibility of <em>Calopogonium mucunoides</em>-Based Diets Fed to Draft Donkeys during the Dry Season |
| title_short | Intake and Digestibility of <em>Calopogonium mucunoides</em>-Based Diets Fed to Draft Donkeys during the Dry Season |
| title_sort | intake and digestibility of em calopogonium mucunoides em based diets fed to draft donkeys during the dry season |
| topic | Ane Animal de trait Calopogonium mucunoides Protéine brute Appétibilité Digestibilité Valeur nutritive Cameroun |
| url | http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9866 |
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