Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep

The influence of food allowance or level of food excess on diet selectivity and intake by sheep given pearl millet stover leaves, and the potential feeding value of the food leftovers (L) were studied. Animals were given food at four levels of L (100, 300, 500 and 700 g dry matter (DM) per day). All...

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Autores principales: Fernández Rivera, S., Midou, A., Marichatou, H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28269
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author Fernández Rivera, S.
Midou, A.
Marichatou, H.
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Marichatou, H.
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Marichatou, H.
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description The influence of food allowance or level of food excess on diet selectivity and intake by sheep given pearl millet stover leaves, and the potential feeding value of the food leftovers (L) were studied. Animals were given food at four levels of L (100, 300, 500 and 700 g dry matter (DM) per day). All sheep received different food allowances (A, g DM per day) and had different L/A and A/M (g dm per kg M) ratius. An additional treatment consisted of feeding the leftovers from the two highest levels of food excess to six rams to have 300 g DM of L per day. A diet supplement was given to provide sufficient rumen degradable protein and sulphur to sustain microbial activity. Variances of organic matter (DM) digestibility (OMD) and intake of both DM and digestibile OM (DOMI) of the original millet leaves were analysed. Results suggest that DOMI of millet stover should be determined at L/A much higher than the traditionally recommended, and support the hypothesis that farmers could benefit from feeding millet stover at high allowances to animals of high economic value and give the leftovers to less valuable or less selective stock.
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spelling CGSpace282692022-01-29T16:14:55Z Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep Fernández Rivera, S. Midou, A. Marichatou, H. sheep feed intake pennisetum glaucum stover digestibility The influence of food allowance or level of food excess on diet selectivity and intake by sheep given pearl millet stover leaves, and the potential feeding value of the food leftovers (L) were studied. Animals were given food at four levels of L (100, 300, 500 and 700 g dry matter (DM) per day). All sheep received different food allowances (A, g DM per day) and had different L/A and A/M (g dm per kg M) ratius. An additional treatment consisted of feeding the leftovers from the two highest levels of food excess to six rams to have 300 g DM of L per day. A diet supplement was given to provide sufficient rumen degradable protein and sulphur to sustain microbial activity. Variances of organic matter (DM) digestibility (OMD) and intake of both DM and digestibile OM (DOMI) of the original millet leaves were analysed. Results suggest that DOMI of millet stover should be determined at L/A much higher than the traditionally recommended, and support the hypothesis that farmers could benefit from feeding millet stover at high allowances to animals of high economic value and give the leftovers to less valuable or less selective stock. 1994 2013-05-06T07:00:16Z 2013-05-06T07:00:16Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28269 en Limited Access Animal Production;58(pt.2): 249-256
spellingShingle sheep
feed intake
pennisetum glaucum
stover
digestibility
Fernández Rivera, S.
Midou, A.
Marichatou, H.
Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep
title Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep
title_full Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep
title_fullStr Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep
title_full_unstemmed Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep
title_short Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep
title_sort effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet pennisetum glaucum stover leaves by sheep
topic sheep
feed intake
pennisetum glaucum
stover
digestibility
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28269
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