NDLI: Feed intake, digestibility and performance of growing small East African goats offered maize (Zea mays) stover supplemented with Balanites aegyptiaca and Acacia tortilis leaf forages.

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Feed intake, digestibility and performance of growing small East African goats offered maize (Zea mays) stover supplemented with Balanites aegyptiaca and Acacia tortilis leaf forages.

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Author	Ondiek, J. O.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Small East African entire male goats aged 7 months and 12±0.4kg were used to assess the effect of supplementing B. aegyptiaca and A. tortilis to maize stover on dry matter intake, apparent nutrient digestibility, average daily gain and rumen parameters, using three diets: maize stover and mineral salt (control); control plus B. aegyptiaca and control plus A. tortilis, in a completely randomized design with eight animals per treatment. The crude protein was 46, 117 and 137g/kg DM for stover, B. aegyptiaca and A. tortilis, respectively. Intake of stover (294, 298 and 302g/d) was similar (P>0.05) across the treatments, but supplementation significantly increased (P<0.05) intake (294, 442 and 449g/d) for the control animals and those supplemented with A. tortilis and B. aegyptiaca, respectively. The rumen parameters were normal, but apparent nutrient digestibility differed (P<0.05). The average daily gains were 8.33, 15.7 and 20.3g/d for control, A. tortilis and B. aegyptiaca supplement, respectively. In conclusion, A. tortilis and B. aegyptiaca supplements greatly improved feed intake, diet digestibility and average daily gains of growing goats. However, B. aegyptiaca was superior and, therefore, has better potential as a protein supplement to low quality roughages.
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