Evaluation of dry matter and yield of Forage Species in Bobi Grazing Reserve in Niger State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Grazing reserve, Dry matter, Forage, Pasture, Herbage
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted in Bobi Grazing Reserve, Mariga Local Government Area of
Niger state, Nigeria from May through October, 2014 to 2016 to evaluate dry matter yield of
forage in Bobi reserve. Estimated dry matter yield (KgDm/ha) was statistically significant
(P<0.05) in September 2014, August 2015 and July 2016 respectively, low yield of KgDm/ha was
in May, 2014 and 2016 respectively. Sample mean yield was statistically significant (P<0.05). In
2016, pasture productivities were statistically significant (P<0.05) in 2016, standing crop (ton
Dm) was statistically significant in 2016. Forage available for grazing animals on Bobi Grazing
reserve in May showed that only 12.07 – 13.62 Dry matter was available in 2014. In 2015,
available forage ranged between 3.25-3.66 Dry matter. In 2016, available forage ranged from
5.11- 5.76 dry matter. Forage like Digitaria smutisii, Brachiaria deflexa, Setaria barbata and
Hyparrhenia chrysagyrea can be established as major forage in Bobi Grazing Reserve because of
their high dry matter yield and protein content. Based on the result of dry matter yield, only 5 - 10
cattle/hectare should be allowed to graze in Bobi Grazing Reserve from May –August if continuous
grazing is not practiced.
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Aregheore, E. M. (2002). Voluntary intake and digestibility of fresh, wilted and dry Leucaena (Leucaena leucochepala) at four levels to a basal diet of guinea grass (Panicum maximun). Asian-Australian Journal of Animal Science, 15: 1139-1146.
Blench, R. and Dendo, M. (2013). The transformation of conflict between pastoralist and cultivators in Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture, 23: 1-10.
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Evitayani, L., Warly, A., Fariani, T., Ichinohe, S., Abdulrazak, A. and T. Fujihara. 2004. Comparative rumen degradability of somelegumes forages between wet and dry seasons in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Asian-Austtralian Journal Animal Science, 17: 1107-1111.
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Tothil, J. C. and Peterson, M. L. (1962). Botanical analysis and Sampling Pasture, in Pasture and Range Research Techniques, Comstock: New York PP 109 – 34.
Tothill, J. C., Hargreaves, N. G. and Jones, R. M. (1999). BONTAL-A comprehensive sampling and computing procedure for estimating pasture field and composition J. Field sampling, CSIRO Aust. Div. Trop..Crop past. Trop Agron, Tech Memo, No. 8.
Tudsri, S. and Kaewkunya, C. (2002). Effect of Leucaena row spacing and cutting intensity on the growth of Leucaena and three associated grasses in Thailand. Asian-Australian Journal of Animal Sciences, 15: 986-991.
USDA (1995). Forage production hand book. Washington,DC; USDA
Weisany, W., Raei, Y. and Allahverdipoor, K. H. (2013). Role of Some of the Nutrients in the Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 2 (4):77-84.
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2020-01-12
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Bukola, O. A., Adama, T. Z., Okoh, J. J., Ibrahim, Y., & Dikko, I. M. (2020). Evaluation of dry matter and yield of Forage Species in Bobi Grazing Reserve in Niger State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science and Technology (NJAST), 2(3), 103 - 109. Retrieved from https://njast.com.ng/index.php/home/article/view/46
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