Performance and Nutrient Utilization of Pullet Grower Chickens Fed Diets Containing Prosopis Africana Seed Coat Meal Treated With Polyzyme (Published)
The study evaluated the effect of prosopis africana seed coat meal (PASCM) on the performance and nutrient utilization of three hundred (300) Nera brown pullet grower birds that were fed for 12 weeks. The birds were randomly allotted to 5 experimental diets with 3 replications of 20 birds each. The diets were formulated with the inclusion of PASCM at 0, 15, 20, 25 and 30% levels, respectively and the data collected were subjected to analysis of Variance in a completely randomized design. Results obtained indicated that the experimental diets significantly (P < 0.05) affected the average feed intake, while body weight gain, final weight of birds, FCR and PER were not affected (P > 0.05). Mortality was not observed. The Nutrient digestibility of CP and NFE did not showed significant (P > 0.05) effect, but CF and EE were affected by the dietary treatments. It is therefore suggested that 20% PASCM inclusion level could be adopted for optimum growth performance and nutrient digestibility in pullet growers’ diets.
Keywords: Nutrient Digestibility, PASCM, Performance, Pullet Grower chickens
Performance of Goats Fed Bovine Rumen Content and Wheat Offal as Supplement to Groundnut Haulms (Published)
The experiment was conducted out to determine the performance of goats fed bovine rumen content-wheat offal as supplement to groundnut haulms. Four (4) goats with average weight of 16.63kg were used for the study. The animals were weighed and randomly assigned to four (4) dietary treatments in a 4*4 Latin square design (LSD) with 4 periods. . The experimental diets were A= 100% rumen content (control), B=75% rumen content + 25%wheat offal, C= 50% rumen content + 50% wheat offal and D=25% rumen content + 75% wheat offal. Groundnut haulms were fed ad-libitum as the basal diet. Results showed variation (P<0.05) in the dry matter intake and Feacal output (g/day) among all the treatments. The digestibility of Crude Protein (CP) and Organic matter (OM) were not influenced (P>0.05) by supplementation with rumen content-wheat offal. There were significant (P<0.05) differences in Dry matter, Ether extract, Crude Fibre and dry matter digestibility between the treatments. Urinary nitrogen was higher for treatment B, there were no variations (P>0.05) between and there was a significant (P<0.05) difference Nitrogen intake, feacal nitrogen and nitrogen retained among the treatment groups. In conclusion, for better performance in the live weight gain of goats, treatment D=25% rumen content and 75% wheat offal with groundnut haulms diet should be taken into cognisance.
Keywords: Goats, Performance, Rumen content mixture, goat
Performance of Goats Fed Bovine Rumen Content and Wheat Offal as Supplement to Groundnut Haulms (Published)
The experiment was conducted out to determine the performance of goats fed bovine rumen content-wheat offal as supplement to groundnut haulms. Four (4) goats with average weight of 16.63kg were used for the study. The animals were weighed and randomly assigned to four (4) dietary treatments in a 4*4 Latin square design (LSD) with 4 periods. . The experimental diets were A= 100% rumen content (control), B=75% rumen content + 25%wheat offal, C= 50% rumen content + 50% wheat offal and D=25% rumen content + 75% wheat offal. Groundnut haulms were fed ad-libitum as the basal diet. Results showed variation (P<0.05) in the dry matter intake and Feacal output (g/day) among all the treatments. The digestibility of Crude Protein (CP) and Organic matter (OM) were not influenced (P>0.05) by supplementation with rumen content-wheat offal. There were significant (P<0.05) differences in Dry matter, Ether extract, Crude Fibre and dry matter digestibility between the treatments. Urinary nitrogen was higher for treatment B, there were no variations (P>0.05) between and there was a significant (P<0.05) difference Nitrogen intake, feacal nitrogen and nitrogen retained among the treatment groups. In conclusion, for better performance in the live weight gain of goats, treatment D=25% rumen content and 75% wheat offal with groundnut haulms diet should be taken into cognisance.
Keywords: Goats, Performance, Rumen content mixture, goat
Effect of Substitution of Maize with Brewer’s Dried Grain in Pig Starter Diet on the Performance of Weaner Pig. (Published)
Twenty four (24) weaner pigs and aged 8 weeks made up of mixed sexes with initial body weight between 8.0 kg and 8.2 kg were used to investigate the effect of substituting maize with Brewer’s Dried Grain on their feed intake and growth performance. The weaner pigs were randomly allotted to four treatment groups of six pigs per treatment. The treatments were replicated three times with each replicate having two (2) weaner pigs. The weaner pigs were fed diets containing 0 %, 10 %, 20 % and 30 % Brewer’s Dried Grain of treatment Dh D2, D3 and D4 respectively. The chemical composition of the test ingredient was determined prior to it’s in the diets. Data were collected on final body weight, average daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio. There were no significant (P>0.05) difference in the above listed parameters. Weaner pigs fed diet 1, 2 and 3 had the highest daily feed intake while weaner pigs fed diet 4 is statistically similar but slightly less than I, 2 and 3. It is thus concluded that the results suggest that 20 % substitution of maize with Brewer’s Dried Grain produced no negative effect on the production performance of weaner pigs.
Keywords: Feed intake, Performance, body weight., brewer’s dried grain, weaner pig