Intake, Nutrient Digestibility and Nitrogen Balance of Acacia auriculate, Gmelina arborea, Albizia lebbeck and Butryospermum parkii by Yankasa Bucks

Authors

  • H.Y. Adamu Department of Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
  • M.J. Abdullahi Department of Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
  • M.R. Hasan Department of Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
  • S.B. Abdu Department of Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
  • S.M. Yashimi Department of Animal Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Abstract:

The study was conducted to compare the effects of feeding Acacia auriculata (AA), Gmelina arborea (GA), Albizia lebbeck (AL) and Butryospermum parkii (BP) tree forages as a sole feed for Nigerian goats. Four goats (Yankasa) averaging one year and weighing 11.7±1.8 kg were used to measure the feed intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance. The leaves were offered ad libitum. Dry matter (DM) intakes were significantly different (P

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volume 2  issue 2

pages  121- 125

publication date 2012-06-01

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