Influence of the Browse Plant Gliricidia sepium, supplemented with Concentrate Feed on Food Intake and Growth of West African Dwarf Goat Kids
Twelve West African Dwarf goat kids, 5 to 6 months old and weighing between 6.20 to 6.63 Kg. were used in the comparison of three dietary treatments involving a basal browse plant Gliricidia sepium or the same diet supplemented with concentrate feed at 25 % and 50 % ad libitum dry matter (DM) intake...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux
1996-01-01
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| Series: | Tropicultura |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v14n3/85.pdf |
| Summary: | Twelve West African Dwarf goat kids, 5 to 6 months old and weighing between 6.20 to 6.63 Kg. were used in the comparison of three dietary treatments involving a basal browse plant Gliricidia sepium or the same diet supplemented with concentrate feed at 25 % and 50 % ad libitum dry matter (DM) intake level. Kids maintained on Gliricidia sepium alone (G-100 Co) ingested significantly (P <0.05) more DM to appetite (294.7'±14.94 g/day) than kids maintained on either 75 % Gliricidia sepium plus 25 % concentrate (G75C25) or 50 % Gliricidia sepium plus 50 % concentrate (GC) 50 (236.3± 14.31 and 233.8 + 4.74 g/day respectively). The digestibility of the basal browse plant diet was influenced by levels of concentrate feed supplementation. Crude fibre was best digested in diet G-100 Co, moderately digested in diet G75C25 and poorly digested in diet (GC50- Goat kids on diet (GC) so had slightly (P> 0.05) greater liveweight change (0.7 kg) than either kids on diets G-100 Co (0.6 kg) or (GC50 (0.6 kg) Results showed that the utilization of the browse plant Gliricidia sepium by the goat kids was economically desirable when fed at 75 % browse plus 25 % concentrate. |
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| ISSN: | 0771-3312 |