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MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF MAIZE COB AND ITS ASSESSMENT FOR USE AS BROILER FEED SUPPLEMENT
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Body weight changes, heamatological and serum biochemical properties of West African dwarf rams fed ginger fortified diets
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Volatile fatty acids and microbial load of West African dwarf rams fed ammonium sulphate-fortified diets
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This study was designed to evaluate the performance of West African dwarf rams subjected to varying degree of treated velvet bean for a period of 12 weeks. The impact of roasted velvet bean (RVB) on the performance by ram and digestibility of the feed was evaluated. In a randomized complete block design, twelve rams aged 12 and 18 months old with initial weight of 13.67- 14.25kg were randomly allotted into 3 treatments on diets A (0% RVB), B (25% RVB) and C (50% RVB). Weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion were measured. Similarly, in the digestibility trial, 3 animals per treatment were placed in metabolic cages for 14 days of stabilization and 5 days of collection. Treatment effects as affected by varying levels of velvet bean was significant for final live weight gain with values varying from 29.86kg(diet B) to 34.20kg (diet C). Also, the mean live weight gain follows the same trend with the highest mean live weight gain obtained for animals on diet C and the least mean live weight for diet B. The result obtained showed a direct relationship between total feed intake and final live weight gain. Since Mucuna pruriens is available in the dry season therefore, utilization at such period will meet dietary requirement of the sheep.
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Feed intake, nutrient utilization and growth performance of West African Dwarf rams fed silage combinations of maize forage and mucuna pruriens foliage
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Utilization of sweet potato as a forage supplement to a maize stover diet by West African dwarf sheep
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Meat characteristics of bunaji, gudali and keteku breeds of cattle
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Effects of maize cob on fish feed floatation, nutrient utilization and growth performance of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fingerlings
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Performance and carcass traits of broilers fed ‘wood ash digested maize cobs’ based diets fortified with grandizyme
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Quality and acceptability of velvet bean (mucuna pruriens) foliage ensiled with whole plant maize by West Africa dwarf sheep
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Monitoring fungal infection in maize with high resolution X-ray micro computed tomography
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PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGAL DEGRADED RICE BRAN AND PALM KERNEL CAKE SUBSTITUTED IN Clarias gariepinus FEEDS
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Semen characteristics of pubertal West African dwarf rams fed pineapple waste silage as replacement for dried cassava peel
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Nutrient utilization, ruminal microbial population and fermentation characteristics of West African Dwarf (WAD) rams fed ammonium sulphate fortified diets
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Prevalence of Eimeria oocysts in West African dwarf goat at the University of Ibadan farm
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Haematology parameters of West African dwarf rams fed velvet bean (mucuna pruriens) ensiled with whole maize stover
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Immunocastration and its application in ram lambs
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Utilization of graded levels of corn cobs and cowpea husk on growth performance of West African dwarf ewes
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Numerical simulation of microchannel
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NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PANICUM MAXIMUM (JACQ.) ENSILED WITH TWO CULTIVARS OF LABLAB PURPUREUS (LABLAB PURPUREUS L.) FOR WEST AFRICAN DWARF RAM
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Body weight changes, haematological and serum biochemical indices of West African (WAD) Dwarf rams fed ammonium sulphate fortified diets
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Ash from homestead fireplaces and wood as possible sources of minerals for livestock
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Hematological and serum biochemical indices of West African dwarf goats with foreign body rumen impaction
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Hematological and serum biochemical indices of West African dwarf goats with foreign body rumen impaction
