Dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in West Africa: A case study from Nigeria
Inadequate nutrition and helminthiasis were among the important constraints to smallscale dairy production identified in a 4-country survey among traditional dairy producers. Consequently, multi-locational trials to study helminth control and supplementary feeding to grazing cattle are being impleme...
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| author | Agyemang, K. Smith, Jimmy W. Larbi, Asamoah |
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| description | Inadequate nutrition and helminthiasis were among the important constraints to smallscale dairy production identified in a 4-country survey among traditional dairy producers. Consequently, multi-locational trials to study helminth control and supplementary feeding to grazing cattle are being implemented in the 4 countries, Ghana, Senegal, Mali and Nigeria. In one such trial in Nigeria, 60 lactating cows of the Bunaji breed were studied in a 2x2 factorial design (supplement, no deworm (T4)). The supplement was provided during 2 periods of 6 wk duration each and cows were dewormed 3 times during a 10-mo trial period. The supplement was dry brewer's spent grain (24 percent CP) fed at 4 kg/d. The dewormer drug was Albenzal adminstered at 250 mg/kg. Cows consumed an average of 3.5 kg/d of the supplement. Mean monthly milk offtake extracted from cows in group T1, T2, T3, and T4 during the first 2 mo of supplementation and 1 mo after initial deworming were 42.1, 46.4, 45.9 and 40.8 kg (S.E.=4.25), respectively, which were 8, 6, 5 and 0 percent increase over pretreatment values. Weight gains in suckling calves in these groups were 12.9, 7.0, 6.1 and 4.3 kg (S.E.=0.68;P<0.001) which were 13, 11, 10 and 4 percent increase over initial weights. The results at the end of the 10th mo were consistent with those of the initial 3 mo as growth in calves to this time were 27.9, 11.6, 14.5 and 6.0 kg (S.E.=1.05;P<0.001). These results suggest that helminth control and supplementary feeding have additive effects and could be recommended as a strategy to boost dairy productivity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace288942023-02-15T10:00:27Z Dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in West Africa: A case study from Nigeria Agyemang, K. Smith, Jimmy W. Larbi, Asamoah cattle land races animal feeding supplements helminthoses helminths disease control dairy industry small farms milk yield Inadequate nutrition and helminthiasis were among the important constraints to smallscale dairy production identified in a 4-country survey among traditional dairy producers. Consequently, multi-locational trials to study helminth control and supplementary feeding to grazing cattle are being implemented in the 4 countries, Ghana, Senegal, Mali and Nigeria. In one such trial in Nigeria, 60 lactating cows of the Bunaji breed were studied in a 2x2 factorial design (supplement, no deworm (T4)). The supplement was provided during 2 periods of 6 wk duration each and cows were dewormed 3 times during a 10-mo trial period. The supplement was dry brewer's spent grain (24 percent CP) fed at 4 kg/d. The dewormer drug was Albenzal adminstered at 250 mg/kg. Cows consumed an average of 3.5 kg/d of the supplement. Mean monthly milk offtake extracted from cows in group T1, T2, T3, and T4 during the first 2 mo of supplementation and 1 mo after initial deworming were 42.1, 46.4, 45.9 and 40.8 kg (S.E.=4.25), respectively, which were 8, 6, 5 and 0 percent increase over pretreatment values. Weight gains in suckling calves in these groups were 12.9, 7.0, 6.1 and 4.3 kg (S.E.=0.68;P<0.001) which were 13, 11, 10 and 4 percent increase over initial weights. The results at the end of the 10th mo were consistent with those of the initial 3 mo as growth in calves to this time were 27.9, 11.6, 14.5 and 6.0 kg (S.E.=1.05;P<0.001). These results suggest that helminth control and supplementary feeding have additive effects and could be recommended as a strategy to boost dairy productivity. 1997 2013-05-06T07:01:41Z 2013-05-06T07:01:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28894 en Limited Access Journal of Dairy Science (Supplement 1);80: 231 |
| spellingShingle | cattle land races animal feeding supplements helminthoses helminths disease control dairy industry small farms milk yield Agyemang, K. Smith, Jimmy W. Larbi, Asamoah Dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in West Africa: A case study from Nigeria |
| title | Dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in West Africa: A case study from Nigeria |
| title_full | Dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in West Africa: A case study from Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in West Africa: A case study from Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in West Africa: A case study from Nigeria |
| title_short | Dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in West Africa: A case study from Nigeria |
| title_sort | dairy response to feed supplementation and helminth control in indigenous cattle in traditional systems in west africa a case study from nigeria |
| topic | cattle land races animal feeding supplements helminthoses helminths disease control dairy industry small farms milk yield |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28894 |
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