Growth Performance of Uda Sheep fed Fore-Stomach Digesta (FSD) Ensiled with Urea and Rice Milling Waste (RMW)
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the growth performance of Uda sheep fed Fore-Stomachdigesta (FSD) ensiled with Urea and rice milling waste (RMW). Fore-Stomach Digesta (FSD) was collected from the abattour and then sun dried, thoroughly mixed and ensiled with urea and rice milling waste (RMW). The ensiled treatments were 100% FSD ensiled with urea (treatment A), 75% FSD and 25% (RMW) ensiled with urea (treatment B), 50% FSD and 50% RMW ensiled with urea (treatment C) while 50% FSD and 50% RMW treated with urea but not ensiled (treatment D). The experimental diets were formulated that the ensiled FSD with urea and rice milling waste (RMW) were included at 25%, while 14% maize, 22.50% cowpea husk, 22.56% wheat offal, 15% cotton seed cake and 1% salt were included in each of the experimental diets. Twenty (20) entire male Uda lambs were used. Five animals were allocated as replications to four experimental diets as treatments. There were no significant differences (P>0.05) in body weight gain, average daily gain and Cost of feed/Kg live weight. The DM digestibility was significantly (P<0.05) higher and similar in treatment C (71.35%) compared to treatments A (67.50%) and D (55.36%), while treatment B (48.46%) had significantly (P<0.05) the lowest and similar value with A and D. For CP digestibility there was no significant differences (P>0.05) between the treatment values. There was significantly (P<0.05) highest value in treatment A (64.13%) for NDF digestibility whose value was similar to those in treatments C (66.82%) and D (49.73%). In conclusion the general trend of the results indicated that FSD and RMW could be used in the diets of growing ruminant animals especially in the dry season.
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