Brewers dried grain and maize offal mixed in equal proportions 1:1. The effect on performance of West African Dwarf weaner bucks fed Gmelina arborea leaves.

Yaikyur, N. S.; Ayoade, J. A.; Okwori, A. A.; Mashi, A. M.

Yaikyur, N. S. Department of Animal production and Health, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria.
Ayoade, J. A. Department of Animal production, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria.
Okwori, A. A. Department of Animal production, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria.
Mashi, A. M. Department of Animal Husbandry, Akperan Orshi College of Agriculture Yandev-Gboko, Benue State.

Keywords: WAD, Gmelina arborea leaves, brewers dried grain, maize offal, performance

Abstract

Twenty (20) West African Dwarf bucks with average weight of 8.04 kg were randomly allocated to four treatments with five animals per treatment in a complete CRD. Treatment one (T1) was given Gmelina arborea leaves ad Libitum. Animals on treatment two (T2), three (T3) and four (T4) were fed 100, 200, and 300 g/head/day of a mixture of Brewers dried grain and maize offal and gmelina arborea leaves ad libitum. The results obtain showed that supplementation significantly increased (p< 0.05) feed intake, weight gain, and efficiency of feed utilization. Feed intake increases with increased level of supplement. Based on the results of the study it was concluded that supplementation of Gmelina aborea leaves with mixture of brewers dried grain and maize offal at the level of 200 g/head/day (T2) gave the best performance.

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