Tree leaves as complete feed for goat bucks

Bakshi, M.P.S.; Wadhwa, M.

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.12.009

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“…Dried Leucaena leaves have been reported to be readily consumed by goats and have a high CP concentration (Ndemanisho et al 1998;Bakshi and Wadhwa, 2007). However, despite the higher CP intake, ADG was not significantly different from the other diets.…”

Section: Chemical Composition Of the Feedsmentioning

confidence: 90%

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Performance of growing indigenous goats fed diets based on urban market crop wastes

Katongole

Sabiiti

Bareeba

et al. 2008

Trop Anim Health Prod

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The effect of feeding diets including market crop wastes (sweet potato vines (Ipomoea batatas) and scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum)) on growth and digestibility was studied using 32 indigenous intact growing male goats. Adding elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum), maize bran and Leucaena leucocephala leaves, four isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets (Sweet potato vines, Solanum, Mixed and Control) were formulated. After the growth trial, 12 goats were randomly selected for a digestibility trial with the same diets, and 8 goats for a feed preference test comparing the market wastes and elephant grass. Crude protein (CP) intake was highest (P<0.05) for the Control (48 g/day) and lowest for the Sweet potato vines diet (23 g/day). Average daily gain was between 11.0 and 14.2 g/day, and similar between diets. The DM and CP digestibilities of the diets were 0.56 and 0.56 (Control), 0.62 and 0.56 (Mixed), 0.59 and 0.49 (Sweet potato vines), and 0.54 and 0.45 (Solanum), respectively. Faecal and urinary N excretions were highest in goats fed the Sweet potato vines and Solanum diets. Eggplant wastes were the least (P<0.05) preferred. On average the goats spent 5% of their 8-hour time eating eggplant wastes, 34% on sweet potato vines and 36% on elephant grass. Growth performance and N retention were low due to the low intake of feed, especially eggplant wastes.

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Section: Chemical Composition Of the Feedsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…However, despite the higher CP intake, ADG was not significantly different from the other diets. This suggests that the CP in Leucaena leaves was poorly utilized by the goats and this may be associated with the presence of condensed tannins (Ndemanisho et al 1998;Bakshi and Wadhwa 2007).…”

Section: Chemical Composition Of the Feedsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Performance of growing indigenous goats fed diets based on urban market crop wastes

Katongole

Sabiiti

Bareeba

et al. 2008

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“…The threshold level of NDF in tropical plants beyond which feed intake of ruminants is affected is 60% (Meissner et al, 1991) suggesting that some of the diets included in this study marginally have above 60% NDF in DM. Tree forages with a low NDF concentrations (20-35%) are usually of great digestibility (Norton, 1994;Bakshi and Wadhwa, 2007). This can induce even greater fermentation rate, therefore, improving its digestibility (Van Soest, 1994).…”

Section: Chemical Composition Of Plant Species and Forage Partsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chemical composition and in sacco ruminal degradation of tropical trees rich in condensed tannins

Belachew¹,

Kechero²,

Taye³

et al. 2013

Czech J. Anim. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:The study was aimed at determining the chemical composition, in sacco ruminal dry matter and organic matter degradability of leaves and fruits of tropical condensed tannin rich multipurpose tree species (MPTS). The MPTS studied were Ekebergia capenesis, Ficus sycomorus, Maesa lanceolata, and Rhus glutinosa. Chemical composition of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), crude ash (CA), ether extract (EE), crude fibre (CF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), non-fibre carbohydrates (NFC), and condensed tannin (CT) was determined. In sacco rumen degradability was measured using three rumen fistulated Holstein FriesianBoran cross steers at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h. The DM and organic matter (OM) degradability data were fitted to the equation Y = a + b(1 -e -ct ). The values for each chemical constituent ranged 5.43-11.49% (CA), 7.97-17.06% (CP), 1.57-31% (EE), 12.20-27.5% (CF), 5.84-39.30% (NFC), and 7.2-16.72% (CT). Ekebergia capensis leaves had the greatest values for slowly degradable fraction (b), effective degradability (ED), and rate of degradation (c) in DM (P < 0.001) whereas E. capensis fruit had significantly the greatest soluble fraction (a), potential degradability (b), and effective degradability (ED) values as compared to the a, PD, and ED values in the fruits of other plants(P < 0.001). Yet in OM degradation kinetics, the greatest and least values of potential degradability (PD) were recorded for F. sycomorus (89.89%) and E. capensis (55.90%) leaves (P < 0.001). Similar to the rapidly soluble fraction a, ED was found to be the greatest in fruits as compared to leaves of the plants (P < 0.001). Generally variation of plant parts led to significant differences in chemical composition, DM, and OM degradability and the degradable parameters. The leaves and fruits recorded more than 60% DM and OM degradability at 24 h, which implied that they were all greatly degradable in the rumen.

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“…The mulberry leaves can also be used as the main feed for sheep (Prasad and Reddy 1991;Liu et al 2001), goats (Omar et al 1999;Sanchez 2000;Schmidek et al 2000;Bakshi and Wadhwa 2007) and rabbits (Prasad et al 2003;Martinez et al 2005). Moreover, they have been used to replace concentrates in dairy cattle (Sanchez 2000;Mejia 2002) or goat diets (Anbarasu et al 2004).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The nutritive value of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) as a feed supplement for sheep

Kandylis

Hadjigeorgiou

Harizanis

2008

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A study to determine the nutritive value of mulberry (Morus alba) leaves in sheep diets was conducted. Mulberry leaves contained (g kg(-1) on dry matter basis): 163 ash, 201 crude protein, 120 crude fibre, 37 ether extracts, 479 nitrogen-free extracts, 268 neutral detergent fibre, 148 acid detergent fibre, 41 acid detergent lignin, 121 cellulose and 107 hemicellulose, while the in vitro true digestibility of dry matter was 89.8%. The nitrogen (N) solubility, determined using: a) McDougall's buffer, b) 0.02 N sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and c) 0.15 N sodium chloride (NaCl) as solvents, ranged from 11.6 to 14.9% of total N. In addition, the soluble non-protein nitrogen contributed a substantial part of total N (26.1%), the total true protein was 14.4% and the protein fractions evaluated after classical protein fractionation, were: albumins 11.1, globulins 9.7, prolamins 44.1, glutelins 8.5 and insoluble (or structural) proteins 26.6% of total N. In a digestibility trial, where mulberry leaves partially replaced lucerne hay and concentrates in wether sheep diets, there were no significant differences in dry matter, crude protein or crude fibre digestibility of the total diet. It was concluded that mulberry leaves have an appreciable potential as a protein source in sheep feeding.

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Tree leaves as complete feed for goat bucks

Cited by 45 publications

References 5 publications

Performance of growing indigenous goats fed diets based on urban market crop wastes

Performance of growing indigenous goats fed diets based on urban market crop wastes

Chemical composition and in sacco ruminal degradation of tropical trees rich in condensed tannins

The nutritive value of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) as a feed supplement for sheep

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