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Nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance and rumen fermentation parameters of West African dwarf goats offered treated maize stover supplemented with Gmelina arborea

dc.date.accessioned2021-05-21T08:32:09Z
dc.date.available2021-05-21T08:32:09Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-20
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202104133653
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12842
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectcrop residueeng
dc.subjectfeed interventioneng
dc.subjectmolasseseng
dc.subjectNigeriaeng
dc.subjectnutrient utilisationeng
dc.subjectureaeng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleNutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance and rumen fermentation parameters of West African dwarf goats offered treated maize stover supplemented with Gmelina arboreaeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractA large portion of agricultural crop residues are potential feed resources for ruminants in the tropics. This study therefore, investigated the intake, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen utilisation and rumen fermentation parameters of West African dwarf goats (WAD) fed treated and untreated maize stover supplemented with Gmelina arborea. Twenty male WAD goats (11.50 ± 0.45 kg body weight) were randomly allotted into four treatments with five animals each. Untreated maize stover (MS), urea treated maize stover (UT), molasses treated maize stover (MT) and urea-molasses treated maize stover (UMT) were supplemented with 300 g Gmelina arborea (G) and were offered to each group for three weeks. MS had highest dry matter (DM; 87.1%), neutral detergent fibre (76%), acid detergent fibre (45%) and acid detergent lignin (6%) contents (P<0.05). Crude protein content was high in UT (12.5%) and UMT (13%). Animals fed UMT+G recorded higher DM intake and digestibility, whereas crude protein digestibility was higher in animals on UT+G (72.8%) and UMT+G (76.2%). Nitrogen intake was more in goats fed UMT+G (P<0.05) and least in MS+G fed group. Higher nitrogen was absorbed and retained by goats on UMT+G. The pH of the ruminal fluid was not affected by the dietary treatments. Concentrations of ammonia‑nitrogen and total volatile fatty acids were higher in UMT+G fed animals. Thus, UMT+G is a good option for proper nutritional utilisation of maize stover which can easily be adopted by farmers given the availability of materials (Gmelina arborea, maize stover, urea and molasses) and simplicity of the technology involved in the treatment of the stover.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorAkinbode, Risikat Mojisola
dcterms.creatorAdebayo, Kafayat Omowumi
dcterms.creatorAderinboye, Ronke Yemisi
dcterms.creatorAdefalujo, Hannah Damilola
dcterms.creatorAkiode, Hakeem Oluwatobi
dc.subject.swdWestafrikager
dc.subject.swdNigeriager
dc.subject.swdErnterückstandger
dc.subject.swdMelasseger
dc.subject.swdNährstoffger
dc.subject.swdHarnstoffger
dc.subject.swdGmelina arboreager
dc.subject.swdZwergziegeger
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:2363-6033
dcterms.source.issueNo. 1
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo73-81
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 122
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