Effect of supplementing napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) with sunflower meal or poultry litter-based concentrates on feed intake, live-weight changes and economics of milk production in Friesian cows

Muia, J.M.K.; Tamminga, S.; Mbugua, P.N.

doi:10.1016/s0301-6226(00)00192-5

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“…The high DM content (930 g/kg fresh weight) of processed BL was due to the thermal processing and is similar to the value reported by Muia et al (2000). Processed BL with more than 250 g/kg DM moisture content may be sticky and unable to mix with other ingredients of the ration (Jordaan, 2004).…”

Section: Chemical Composition Of Processed Bl and Nutrients Digestibisupporting

confidence: 71%

The influence of the different carbohydrate sources on utilization efficiency of processed broiler litter in sheep

2012

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Section: Chemical Composition Of Processed Bl and Nutrients Digestibisupporting

confidence: 71%

The influence of the different carbohydrate sources on utilization efficiency of processed broiler litter in sheep

2012

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“…Rossi et al (1999) reported that the costs of feed were lower for cows, which were supplemented with poultry manure compared with those supplemented with soybean meal. Muia et al (2000) also reported lower costs of production and improvement in milk production in dairy cows fed napier grass supplemented with poultry litter.…”

Section: Feed Intake and Body Weight Changementioning

confidence: 93%

Feed intake, digestibility, nitrogen utilization, and body weight change of sheep consuming wheat straw supplemented with local agricultural and agro-industrial by-products

Nurfeta

2009

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Effects of supplementing sheep consuming wheat straw with local agro-industrial by-products on feed intake, growth, digestibility and nitrogen utilization were determined. Thirty 1-year-old local wethers, with a mean (+/-SD) live weight of 19.8 (+/-1.06) kg, were assigned to five treatments: wheat straw + atella (T1), wheat straw + atella + poultry litter (T2), wheat straw + atella + coffee pulp (T3), wheat straw + atella + coffee pulp + poultry litter (T4), hay + concentrate (T5). A 7-day digestibility experiment and a 112-day growth trial were conducted. Total dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) intake as well as body weight gain was similar for all treatments. The highest (P < 0.05) nitrogen (N) intake was in sheep fed T1 and T4 diets, while the lowest was in those fed T2 and T5 diets. Sheep fed T1 and T2 diets had greater (P < 0.05) DM and OM digestibility than those fed T4 and T5 diets. The highest (P < 0.05) digestibility of N was for the T2, T4, and T5 diets, while the lowest was for the T1 diet. The highest N retention was in T4 diet, whereas the lowest was in T3 diet. In conclusion, in urban and peri-urban areas where atella, poultry litter, or coffee pulp are available, smallholder farmers could feed the mixtures as a supplement to straw with a good performance without using concentrate feeds.

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“…, 2007). Among the promising forage species promoted in Ethiopia, Napier grass could play an important role in providing a significant amount of high‐quality forage to the livestock industry (Muia et al. , 2000, 2001; Tessema and Baars, 2004).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…, 2002; Wijitphan et al. , 2009b) and can support large tropical livestock units per hectare (Tamubula and Sinden, 2000; Muia et al. , 2000, 2001).…”

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Effect of defoliation frequency and cutting height on growth, dry‐matter yield and nutritive value of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum (L.) Schumach)

Tessema

Mihret

Solomon

2010

Grass and Forage Science

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Growth characteristics, dry-matter (DM) yield, chemical components and in vitro dry-matter digestibility (IVDMD) of Napier grass were studied in a randomized complete block design with three replications at Haramaya University, Ethiopia. The treatments were three defoliation frequencies (60, 90 and 120 d after Napier grass establishment) and five cutting heights (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 cm above ground level). Except for leaf-to-stem ratio, all growth characteristics increased with decreasing frequency of defoliation. Similarly, DM yield of Napier grass increased as the frequency of defoliation decreased. Total ash, crude protein (CP), hemicellulose and IVDMD contents of Napier grass increased with increasing frequency of defoliation, whereas DM, acid detergent fibre, acid detergent lignin and cellulose contents increased with a decrease in defoliation frequency. In contrast, cutting heights had no significant effect on most chemical components and IVDMD contents, although total ash and CP decreased as the height of cutting increased. The CP yield per cut and per day was highest at an intermediate defoliation frequency. The results of this study indicated that Napier grass could be categorized under medium-to high-quality herbage if defoliated at 90 d after establishment in the mid and highlands of Ethiopia.

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Effect of supplementing napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) with sunflower meal or poultry litter-based concentrates on feed intake, live-weight changes and economics of milk production in Friesian cows

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

The influence of the different carbohydrate sources on utilization efficiency of processed broiler litter in sheep

The influence of the different carbohydrate sources on utilization efficiency of processed broiler litter in sheep

Feed intake, digestibility, nitrogen utilization, and body weight change of sheep consuming wheat straw supplemented with local agricultural and agro-industrial by-products

Effect of defoliation frequency and cutting height on growth, dry‐matter yield and nutritive value of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum (L.) Schumach)

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