Growth Performance and Apparent Nutrient Digestibility of Red Sokoto bucks fed Concentrate Diet Containing Baobab (Adasonia digitata) Seed Meal Fermented for Different Duration

Ikyume, T. T.; Okebugwu, P. C.; Afele, T.

Ikyume, T. T. Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2373, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
Okebugwu, P. C. Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2373, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
Afele, T. Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2373, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

Keywords: Baobab seed, Fermentation, Red Sokoto bucks, Growth, Nutrient digestibility

Abstract

The study was carried out to assess the growth performance and apparent nutrient digestibility
of growing Red Sokoto bucks fed baobab seed meal fermented in water for different duration
(WFBSM). Sixteen (16) Red Sokoto bucks with mean weight between 5-8 kg were balanced for
weight and assigned to four (4) treatment groups, i.e., Control (No baobab seed meal
inclusion), 24WFBSM (20 %/100 kg 24 hrs water fermented baobab seed meal inclusion),
48WFBSM (20 %/100 kg 48 hrs water fermented baobab seed meal inclusion), 72WFBSM (20
%/100 kg 72 hrs water fermented baobab seed meal inclusion). Animals were managed in
individual pens and fed 1000 g Panicum maximum and 300 g concentrate daily at 09 h and 14
h respectively. The experimental design was a completely randomized design and the
experiment lasted for 84 days. Result obtained indicate that duration of fermentation of baobab
seed meal significantly (p<0.05) influenced forage intake, dry matter, crude protein, crude
fibre, ash, acid detergent fibre (ADF) and acid detergent lignin (ADL) digestibility. Nitrogen
detergent fibre (NDF) digestibility even though was influenced (p<0.05) by baobab seed meals
inclusion, it was not affected (p>0.05) by the duration of fermentation of the seeds. Feed
conversion ratio (FCR), concentrate intake and ether extract digestibility were not influenced
by inclusion and duration of fermentation of baobab seed meal in the diet. All durations of
water fermented baobab seed meal at 20% inclusion level improved nutrient utilisation
compared to control, 20% inclusion of 24 hours water fermented baobab seed meal gave
optimum feed conversion rate.

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