Effects of feeding water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) fodder with or without commercial concentrate on zoo-technical performance and profitability in tropical goats and sheep
Yared Fanta,
Yisehak Kechero,
Nebiyu Yemane
Abstract:The utilization of unconventional feed resources, such as water hyacinth is an effective strategy to address feed shortages in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly where access to conventional feeds is limited. In this study, tropical sheep (Doyogena rams) and goats (Woyito-Guji bucks) fed diets containing different amounts of WH were examined for their zoo-technical performance and profitability sing a 2 x 4 x 4 randomized crossover design with two animal species, four nutritional treatments, and fo… Show more
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