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| Title: | Potentials of Monechma ciliatum as a Non-conventional Feedstuff in Sheep Diet in Sokoto, Nigeria |
| Authors: | Ogunsan, E.A.
Ehizibolo, D.O
Dashe, Y.G.
Jatau, J.D
Tambuwal, F.M.
Dogo, G.I.
Osuji, N.K.
Sugun, M.Y. |
| Keywords: | antinutritional
live weight
digestibility |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Pakistan Journal of Nutrition |
| Series/Report no.: | Vol.10;No.10; Pp 987-990 |
| Abstract: | An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of including Monechma ciliatum (MC) in the
diet of sheep at 0 (control), 10, 20 and 30% levels. The results show that increasing the level of
supplementation of MC beyond 20% decreased the feed intake and subsequently live weight gain. Except
for total ash, nutrients digestibility follow similar pattern. The least cost of feed per kg live weight gain of $2.04
occurred at the 20% inclusion level and cheapest ration to feed to sheep. Whereas blood parameters differed
between treatments, they were mostly within physiological limits. The metabolizable energy content of 2435
kcal/kg of the 20% diet is also the highest amongst all treatments. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1762 |
| ISSN: | 1680-5194 |
| Appears in Collections: | Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology
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