Effect of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L.) Haulm and Maize Bran Mixture Supplementation on Growth and Carcass Characteristics Performance of Local Sheep Fed Pasture Hay Basal Diet

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of groundnut haulm and maize bran mixture supplementations on feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain carcass characteristics local sheep fed hay basal diet at Salga farm in Assosa district, Western Ethiopia. laid out a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four treatments consisting six blocks animals per based their initial 20.12 ± 0.05 kg (mean SD). Treatments comprised feeding natural pasture ad libitum T1 = 0; T2 100% (MB); T3 50% MB Groundnut (GNH), T4 GNH. amount supplements offered 300 g/day/animal DM basis. daily gain, conversion efficiency, dry matter nutrient parameters were measured during experimental period. study result indicates that crude protein (CP) contents 7.12% 11.6%, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) 67.9% 57.5% for grass haulm, respectively. total intake higher (P