Supplementation of different level of corn silage with linseed meal on performance of black head Ogaden sheep fed grass hay

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the supplementation effect of different level corn silage (CS) with linseed meal (LSM) on performance of black head Ogaden sheep. Twenty five yearling male sheep with a mean initial BW of 14.85±0.31kg were assigned into five treatments in a randomized complete block design. Treatments were grass hay ad libitum + 60 g DM/day LSM alone (T1) or supplemented with 100 (T CS (T5). The experiment contains 90 days feeding and 7 days digestibility trials and carcass evaluation. CP (crude protein) content was 10.0, 8.6, and 30.4% and the NDF content was 76.8, 59.6 and 37.0% DM for grass hay, CS and LSM, respectively. Total DM intake was 575 637, 695, 765 and 844 g/head/day and was in the order of T Total CP intake followed a similar trend to that of total DM intake. The apparent digestibility of CP 72.4% for T5 was greater (p<0.05) as compared to T 80 g/day for T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5, respectively. Among the corn silage supplemented group ADG was lower (p<0.05) for T2 than T4 and T 6.03, 7.00, 7.35, 7.97, 8.00 kg respectively a was lower (p<0.05) for T1 as compared to T lowest for T5 (3.64%) and highest for T2 (22.32%). So considering capital, T MRR would be recommended as being economical. However, if capital is not the limiting factor, T4 would be selected since it fetches better net return and is good in inducing better biological performance of animals in terms of ADG and car

Effect of supplementing graded levels of wet brewery grain by-product to natural pasture hay and wheat bran based diet on the performance of Tigray highland sheep, Northern Ethiopia

“…16,17,19 and higher than results earlier reported. 15,20 Differences in nutritional composition of hay were attributed to differences in species composition, harvesting time, stage of maturity and environment 21 The NDF, ADF and ADL contents of hay in this study were similar to values (74.42%, 46.5% and 11.46%, respectively] earlier reported. 18 Higher NDF (78.74%), ADF (53.90%) and ADL (14.53%) values of hay were also reported.…”

Protein supplement potential of Dodonaea angustifolia leaves by replacing atella on nutrient utilization and performance of Farta sheep fed natural pasture hay basal diet

“…The DM digestibility of supplemented treatments were nearly comparable with the range 72.88–81.16% reported by Urgesa et al. (2015) for black head Ogaden sheep fed grass hay and supplemented with different levels of corn silage and linseed meal. Mekuriaw and Asmare (2018) reported, however, higher DM digestibility of Washera sheep fed Ficus thonningii leaves.…”

“…Thus, based on these assumptions, the estimated ME of the treatment diets (6.38–8.26 MJ/day) in the current study was above the energy requirement for maintenance and growth (12.04–102.36 g/day gain) of the sheep. This result was relatively within the range of 5.94–10.23 MJ/day/head for black head Ogaden sheep fed grass hay and supplemented with different levels of corn silage and linseed meal (Urgesa et al, 2015). It was somewhat higher than the values (5.75–7.18 MJ/day) reported by Tsega et al.…”

Evaluation of Forage Legumes on Feed Intake, Growth Performance and Economic Feasibility of Borana Bucks Supplemented Natural Grass Hay as Basal Diet

“…In the present study the range of basal diet intake was (335-389g/d). Significant differences was observed in total dry matter intake among the experimental animals which ranges (735-789g) which agree the values 575-844.16g reported by [27] for Borana bucks fed graded level of Vernonia amygdalina leaves. Experimental animal in T2 supplemented with 300g/day lablab purpureus consumed more nutrient and dry matter as compared to experimental animals under treatment T1 and T3.…”