Growth performance and nutrient digestibility of crossed bucks fed irrigated Brachairia ruziziensis hay fertilized with varying levels of goat manure.
Keywords:
Brachiaria ruziziensis, Kalahari red bucks, West African Dwarf does, weight gain
Abstract
A seventy days feeding trials was conducted to determine the intake, weight changes, apparent nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance of crossed bucks ((Kalahari Buck x West Africa Dwarf does)) fed irrigated Brachiaria ruziziensis hay fertilized with different rates of goat manure. Five goat manure application rates of 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 t/ha dry matter (DM) goat manure (GM) which also corresponds to five dietary treatment of B. ruziziensis hay; BRH0, BRH5, BRH10, BRH15 and BRH20 respectively. Fifteen (15) crossed bucks were allotted to the dietary treatments aforementioned in a Completely randomized Design with 3 bucks per treatment. Bucks fed BRF15 recorded higher (P < 0.05) values for daily weight gain (71.43 g/day) than others. Bucks fed BRF15 also recorded higher (P < 0.05) values for most nutrient digestibility parameters determined except for acid detergent lignin. Furthermore, total nitrogen absorption (13.77 g/day) and retention (12.92 g/day) values were significantly higher (P<0.05)
for bucks fed BRF15 and least for bucks feed BRF0. It was concluded that DM intake, weight gain, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance of bucks can be improved by feeding dietary treatment of irrigated B.ruziziensis hay fertilized with 15 t/ha dry matter goat manure.
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Miles, J.W., Maass, B.L., Kumble, V. and do Valle, C.B. (1996). Brachiaria: Biology, Agronomy and Improvement. Joint publication by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali-Colombia and Embrapa/CNPGC, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil. Pp 161-162.
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Nussio, L.G., Manzano, R.P. and Pedreira, C.G.S. (1998). Valor AlimentícioemPlantas do GêneroCynodon. In: SimpósioSobreManejo da Pasagem, 15, FEALQ/ESALQ, Piracicaba, pp203-242.
Olorunnisomo, O.A., Adewumi M.K. and Babayemi O.J. (2006). Effects of nitrogen level on the utilization of maize offal and sorghum brewer's grain in sheep diets. Livestock Research for Rural Development volume 18 £10http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd18/1/olor18010.html last accessed 16.05.2017.
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Schoonmaker, J. (2014). Effect of Maternal Nutrition on Calf Health and Growth. Advances in Dairy Technology26: 125 – 135.
Shuaibu, A. Y.,Fasae,O.A., Adeleye,O.O., Wheto, M. and Oluwatosin,B.O. (2018). Biomass yield and hay quality of irrigated Brachiariaruziziensis fertilized with goat manure as dry season forage. Thai Journal of Agricultural Science 51(3): 152-181.
Simbaya, J. (2002). Potential of fodder/shrub legumes as a feed resource for dry season supplementation of Smallholder ruminant animals. In: Development and field evaluation of animal feed supplementation packages. IAEA, Vienna, 2002 IAEA-TECDOC. Proceedings of the final review meeting of an IAEA Technical cooperation regional AFRA project organized by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt 25-29, November 2000. Printed by the IAEA in Austria, June 2002, pp69-76.
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Tona, G.O., Ogunbosoye, D.O. and Bakare, B.A. (2014). Growth performance and nutrient digestibility of West African Dwarf goats fed graded levels of Moringaoleifera leaf meal. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science 3(8) 99-106
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Shuaibu A. Y., Fasae O. A., Oderinwale O. A., Yerima, J., Kolo, U. M., & Olugbokiki, A. (2020). Growth performance and nutrient digestibility of crossed bucks fed irrigated Brachairia ruziziensis hay fertilized with varying levels of goat manure. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science and Technology (NJAST), 3(1), 96 - 105. Retrieved from http://njast.com.ng/index.php/home/article/view/65
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