Improving Growth Performance of Yankasa Rams Fed Chemical-Treated Groundnut Shells Supplemented With Exogenous Enzymes

Millam, J. J.; Abdu, S. B.; Yashim, S. M.; Adamu, H. Y.

doi:10.33003/fjs-2022-0601-790

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“…The main feed resources for grazing ruminants are natural pastures and crops residues or fibrous by-products of crop cultivation (Amole, Augustine, Adesogoan & Balehegn, 2022) well distributed across the agro-ecological zones of Tahoua State and across seasons in terms of type, quantity, and quality. The major constraint of ruminant production is the marked variation in their availability, very poor quality and seasonal shortage or fluctuations (Khan et al, 2009) Many researchers have directed their efforts toward the use of non-conventional feed source to overcome high production cost problem, quantity, quality of feed stuff for ruminants such as crop residues for use as livestock feeds., and at the same time ensuring the preservation of animal health, production yield and product quality (Aruwayo et al, 2011;Millam, 2016). Another reason for the use of non-conventional feeds is the competitive demand for these conventional feed resources as food between livestock and man on one hand and between monogastric animals and ruminants on the other hand which limits the quantity of these conventional feeds available for ruminant feeding.…”

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Effect of Supplementation with Concentrate and Groundnut Haulm in Diets on milk yield of Dairy Azawak cows

Ousseini,

Baba,

Idrissa

et al. 2023

int.jour.sci.res.mana

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An experiment was carried out to determine the effect of feeding diet containing concentrate and graded level of groundnut haulms (GH) on the milk yield of Azawak cattle. Five concentrate-groundnut mixed diets were formulated to contain on average 15% crude protein. The ratio concentrate to groundnut was 100:0; 67:33, 50; 50, 33:67 and 0:100 respectively. Twenty Azawak multiparous lactating cow aged 5-6 years and averagely weighing 317-320 kg were randomly divided into five groups of four animals each and were allotted to the five experimental diets in a randomized complete block design. Data were collected for Dry Matter Intake (DMI), Average Daily Intake (ADI), Average Daily Weight Gain (ADWG), Total Milk Yield, Average Milk yield and Feed conversion efficiency in milk (FCEM) throughout the three months experimental period. Results indicated that the average daily weight gain was higher on diet containing 50% inclusion of groundnut haulm in concentrate diet fed to Azawak cattle. The DMI by cattle was significantly (P˂0.05) higher on diet containing 67 and 100% groundnut haulm. The ADWG of lactating cows fed concentrate mixture was significantly higher on diet containing 33 and 50% inclusion levels but the feed conversion ratio was significantly higher at 50% level of groundnut haulm inclusion level. The total milk yield, average daily milk yield, the body score condition and the feed conversion efficiency in milk were not affected by the level of Groundnut haulms in the concentrate diets, but the highest values of these parameters were obtained at 50% inclusion level. It can be recommended that concentrate diet for Azawak cattle should be supplemented with 50% legume haulm for, better body score condition, feed conversion, feed conversion efficiency of milk and enhanced milk production during the long dry season.

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