Effects of supplementing probiotics and concentrate on intake, growth performance and blood profile of intensively kept Sahelian does fed a basal diet of <i>Brachiaria decumbens</i> grass

The study was conducted to determine the effects of supplementing probiotics and concentrates on intake growth performance Sahelian does fed Brachiaria decumbens grass. Twenty-four averaging one year weighing 13.3 ± 1.16 kg were assigned randomly in a 2 × factorial arrangement four treatments Completely Randomized Design with 6 replicates used measure live weight changes for 14 weeks. factors levels concentrate probiotics. Blood samples taken determination haematological biochemical parameters. results revealed differences (P < 0.05) total dry matter intake, feed conversion ratio attributable treatment effects. observed led improvements average daily gain, rate. All blood indices exception mean cell volume impacted positively by White protein contents improved linearly higher level supplementation, while cholesterol content declined 0.05). highlighted positive impact supplementation profile growing basal diet