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Feeds And Feeding Of Sheep And Goat
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No performance comparison has been made between sheep
and goats that have been fed untreated crop residues at levels that
would allow selective intake. Alimon (1989) only measured the digestible
organic matter (OM) intake of goats offered increasing levels of feed,
but did not measure any related growth performance. Aboud et al (1993)
showed that certain levels of offer encouraged sheep to eat selectively.
By offering goats and sheep the same type of sorghum stover at these
levels both species may perform similarly.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
general objective of the studies was to find better methods of
feedingsugar cane and some protein-rich foliage species to get the
highest feedintake and the best performance in small ruminants.
The specific objectives were:
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To assess the effect of animal factors such as animal species(sheep and
goats) and group size (single and group pens) on feedintake, behaviour
and growth rate.
• To test the effect of some feed factors such as
– processing method of sugar cane and Acacia foliage
– Level of feed offered of sugar cane
– Supplementation with concentrate
– Method of presentation of foliage and mixtures of foliages
-Utilization
of bamboo charcoal to reduce the antinutritionaleffect of tannins in
Acacia foliageon feed intake, behaviour and growth rate.
• To identify the intake potential of sugar cane and three tropicalfoliage species by small ruminants.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Comparisons were made between 24 Ethiopian rams and 24 Galla goats for voluntary intake, feed selectivity and growth performance when offered three levels of sorghum stover. The levels observed were 25,50 and 75 g/kg live weight per day. Measurements of intake, growth and feed selectivity were taken over a period of 10 weeks.Both sheep and goats consumed more stover (P0.05) was observed in the pattern of feed selectivity between sheep and goats. Both species showed a similar preference for leaf ... Continue reading---
