effect of varying levels of zizyphus (zizyphus mauritiana) leaf meal inclusion in concentrate diet on performance of growing yankasa ram lambs fed maize stover basal diet

this study investigated the effects of the dietary supplementation of zizyphus mauritianaleaf meal (zlm) on the performance of yankasa lambs. twenty five lambs aged between 6 and 8 months were randomly divided into five groups of five animals each in a completely randomized design to receive supplementary diets containing 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% zlm as replacement for cotton seed cake in concentrate supplement to a maize stover basal dietfor a period of 120 days. inclusion of zlm in the supplement did not significantly (p>0.05) affect nutrient intake. there was a significant (p