What is it about?
Sixteen red sokoto goats weighing on average 9.36kg were used in a completely randomized design for 12 weeks. Balanites agyptiaca was fed in graded levels (100, 200 and 300g) for treatments B, C and D respectively. Treatment A (urea treated maize stover and maize bran only) was the control.
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Why is it important?
The findings show that balanites aegyptiaca can be used as a supplement for urea treated maize stover in order to improve total feed intake, apparent nutrient digestibility and average daily weight gain because it has the potential as a protein supplement for low quality basal feeds.
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I believe this article will go a long way in helping farmers to know that cereal crop residues can be upgraded and be more properly utilized through supplementation with browse leaves.
Mr Abakura John Hyelda
Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola Adamawa stae
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This page is a summary of: Growth Performance and Nutrient Digestibility of Red Sokoto Goats Fed Urea Treated Maize Stover Supplemented with Graded Levels of Balanites aegyptiaca Leaf Forage, Asian Research Journal of Agriculture, January 2017, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/arja/2017/36076.
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