Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep
Information on the utilisation of legume hays from an intercropping system as a feed supplement is limited. Three forage legume hays (Stylosanthes guianensis, Lablab purpureus and Aeschynomene histrix) were compared by feeding them as supplements for yearling West African Dwarf rams (LWt 18.0±2.2 kg...
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| author | Akinlade, J. Smith, Jimmy W. Larbi, Asamoah Archibald, A.L. Adekunle, I.O. |
| author_browse | Adekunle, I.O. Akinlade, J. Archibald, A.L. Larbi, Asamoah Smith, Jimmy W. |
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| description | Information on the utilisation of legume hays from an intercropping system as a feed supplement is limited. Three forage legume hays (Stylosanthes guianensis, Lablab purpureus and Aeschynomene histrix) were compared by feeding them as supplements for yearling West African Dwarf rams (LWt 18.0±2.2 kg) fed a basal diet of mature guinea grass (Panicum maximum). The performance of the rams was evaluated in a 60-day growth trial, using a completely randomised design with 6 rams per treatment. Organic matter digestibility and nitrogen retention were assessed in a separate trial using the same design; but with 4 animals per treatment. In the growth trial, rams supplemented with S. guianensis and A. histrix gained more weight (P<0.05) than those on the L. purpureus supplemented diet. Average total weight gains were 33.3, 13.2 and 31.2 g/d for S. guianensis-, L. purpureus- and A. histrix-supplemented diets, respectively. Organic matter digestibility was 643, 568 and 523 g/kg for S. guianensis-, A. histrix- and L. purpureus-supplemented groups, respectively. All treatments resulted in positive nitrogen balance. We concluded that feeding forage legumes from cereal-based cropping systems as a supplement can maintain liveweight in sheep and even achieve modest weight gains during the critical dry period when feed quality is poor. |
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| spelling | CGSpace278182025-11-12T04:27:17Z Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep Akinlade, J. Smith, Jimmy W. Larbi, Asamoah Archibald, A.L. Adekunle, I.O. feed crops cropping systems dry season sheep supplements chemical composition digestibility analytical methods nitrogen weight gain growth Information on the utilisation of legume hays from an intercropping system as a feed supplement is limited. Three forage legume hays (Stylosanthes guianensis, Lablab purpureus and Aeschynomene histrix) were compared by feeding them as supplements for yearling West African Dwarf rams (LWt 18.0±2.2 kg) fed a basal diet of mature guinea grass (Panicum maximum). The performance of the rams was evaluated in a 60-day growth trial, using a completely randomised design with 6 rams per treatment. Organic matter digestibility and nitrogen retention were assessed in a separate trial using the same design; but with 4 animals per treatment. In the growth trial, rams supplemented with S. guianensis and A. histrix gained more weight (P<0.05) than those on the L. purpureus supplemented diet. Average total weight gains were 33.3, 13.2 and 31.2 g/d for S. guianensis-, L. purpureus- and A. histrix-supplemented diets, respectively. Organic matter digestibility was 643, 568 and 523 g/kg for S. guianensis-, A. histrix- and L. purpureus-supplemented groups, respectively. All treatments resulted in positive nitrogen balance. We concluded that feeding forage legumes from cereal-based cropping systems as a supplement can maintain liveweight in sheep and even achieve modest weight gains during the critical dry period when feed quality is poor. 2002 2013-04-03T11:38:00Z 2013-04-03T11:38:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27818 en Open Access application/pdf Tropical Grasslands;36(2): 102-106 |
| spellingShingle | feed crops cropping systems dry season sheep supplements chemical composition digestibility analytical methods nitrogen weight gain growth Akinlade, J. Smith, Jimmy W. Larbi, Asamoah Archibald, A.L. Adekunle, I.O. Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep |
| title | Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep |
| title_full | Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep |
| title_fullStr | Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep |
| title_short | Forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep |
| title_sort | forage from cropping systems as dry season supplements for sheep |
| topic | feed crops cropping systems dry season sheep supplements chemical composition digestibility analytical methods nitrogen weight gain growth |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27818 |
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