Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics
Results of two completed and one continuing feeding/growth trials are discussed. When fed Panicum maximum plus concentrates ad lib, West African Dwarf (WAD) bucks attain a growth rate of 60 gd-1 at a DDMI of 53.3g kg0.75d-1 , which is estimated to be approximately 1.8 times the DDMI needed for maint...
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| author | Ademosun, A.A. Bosman, H.G. Jansen, H.J. |
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| description | Results of two completed and one continuing feeding/growth trials are discussed. When fed Panicum maximum plus concentrates ad lib, West African Dwarf (WAD) bucks attain a growth rate of 60 gd-1 at a DDMI of 53.3g kg0.75d-1 , which is estimated to be approximately 1.8 times the DDMI needed for maintenance. These animals had a heavier dressed carcass (7.15 vs 4.75 kg) and more abdominal fat (0.70 vs 0.11 kg) than WAD bucks receiving P.Maximum plus Leucaena leucocephala. Growth rates of WAD goats fed on Gliricidia sepium only were similar to those reported for goats at village level. Supplementation with either young fertilized Panicum maximum (A), Manihot esculenta (B) or Leucaena leucocephala (C) improved DDMI (A: 40.6, B: 45.7, C: 42.3 vs 37.9 (Gliricidia only) g.kg-0.75.d-1). Leucaena supplementation also gave significantly higher growth rates (36.0 vs 23.3 g.d-1) than Gliricidia alone. The response to cassava supplementation was confusing and further investigation is required. |
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| spelling | CGSpace707922016-02-08T09:02:58Z Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics Ademosun, A.A. Bosman, H.G. Jansen, H.J. goats humid tropics feeds animal nutrition nutritive value cynodon gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala Results of two completed and one continuing feeding/growth trials are discussed. When fed Panicum maximum plus concentrates ad lib, West African Dwarf (WAD) bucks attain a growth rate of 60 gd-1 at a DDMI of 53.3g kg0.75d-1 , which is estimated to be approximately 1.8 times the DDMI needed for maintenance. These animals had a heavier dressed carcass (7.15 vs 4.75 kg) and more abdominal fat (0.70 vs 0.11 kg) than WAD bucks receiving P.Maximum plus Leucaena leucocephala. Growth rates of WAD goats fed on Gliricidia sepium only were similar to those reported for goats at village level. Supplementation with either young fertilized Panicum maximum (A), Manihot esculenta (B) or Leucaena leucocephala (C) improved DDMI (A: 40.6, B: 45.7, C: 42.3 vs 37.9 (Gliricidia only) g.kg-0.75.d-1). Leucaena supplementation also gave significantly higher growth rates (36.0 vs 23.3 g.d-1) than Gliricidia alone. The response to cassava supplementation was confusing and further investigation is required. 1988 2016-02-08T09:02:58Z 2016-02-08T09:02:58Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70792 en Limited Access PUDOC |
| spellingShingle | goats humid tropics feeds animal nutrition nutritive value cynodon gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala Ademosun, A.A. Bosman, H.G. Jansen, H.J. Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics |
| title | Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics |
| title_full | Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics |
| title_short | Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics |
| title_sort | nutritional studies with west african dwarf goats in the humid tropics |
| topic | goats humid tropics feeds animal nutrition nutritive value cynodon gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala |
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