Performance, Apparent Nutrient Digestibility and Cost Benefit of West African Dwarf Goats Fed Dietary Levels of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
Aims: To determine the performance, apparent nutrient digestibility and cost benefit of West African Dwarf goats fed dietary levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal diets. Study Design: Completely randomized design and Latin square design. Place and Duration of Study: At the Sheep and Goat unit of the Teaching and Research farm of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria, between November 2013 and February 2014. Methodology: 36 West African Dwarf Goats were used for this study. Four diets were formulated such that diets T1, T2, T3 and T4 contain MOLM at 0%, 5%, 10% and 15%, respectively. Other ingredients remained constant for the four diets. The diets were offered to matured goats, which were randomly divided into four (4) groups of 9 goats each, with three goats constituting a replicate in a completely randomized design pattern. Each animal received the designated diet on 3% body weight basis in addition to Panicum maximum. Results: Results showed that average daily feed intake differed significantly (P<0.05) with goats fed 15% MOLM diets having the highest intake (495.19 g/d). Similarly average daily weight gain was (p<0.05) highest (46.00 g/d) for T4 animals. Average daily dry matter intake also differed significantly (P<0.05) and the values ranged between 395.14 to 448.69 g/day and increased with increasing levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal. Feed conversion ratio differed significantly (P<0.05) and was however best for T4 animals (10.77). Apparent nutrient digestibility coefficient; dry matter, crude protein, crude fibre, ether extract and ash differed significantly (P<0.05) for the treatment groups with diet T4 having relatively better values. Cost benefit was influenced (p<.0.5) with T4 animals having better income (2.05) on investment. Conclusions: Diet T4 promoted the best relative performance among the treatment diets and is therefore recommended for production of West African Dwarf goat.
Authors and Affiliations
P. C. Jiwuba, K. Ikwunze, S. I. Ume, N. O. Nsidinanya
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP351780
- DOI 10.9734/JABB/2016/27390
- Views 107
- Downloads 0
Comparison of Two Pleurotus Species and Their Consortium to Evaluate Their Potential for Biodegradation of Spent Drilling Mud
Biodegradation potentials of two white rot fungi (Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus pulmonarius) in soil contaminated with spent oil based drilling mud were investigated. The study was conducted over 63 days, with period...
Safety and Functional Aspects of Selected Probiotic Lactobacilli Strains from Water of Cassava’s Fermentation
Many Lactobacilli isolated from foods present probiotic properties, but some of them have been linked to possible clinical cases. Therefore, it is necessary to verify their safety before probiotic use. Our previous works...
Hemophilia A and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Hemophilia A is a hemorrhage disorder inherited according to the X-linked inheritance pattern. It affects about 1 in 4,000 to 10,000 males. Permanent changes in the F8 gene result in hemophilia A. These changes result in...
Total Phenols, Antioxidant Capacity and Antibacterial Activity of Manuka Honey Extract
Aims: To evaluate total phenols content (TPC), antioxidant capacity (TAC) and antibacterial activity of Manuka honey extract (MHE) and to compare such properties with those for unfractionated Manuka honey. Study Design...
Secondary Traits and Selection Environment of Plant Density Tolerance in Maize Inbreds and Testcrosses
Secondary traits in maize are used in screening programs for selecting tolerant genotypes to a specific abiotic stress. Indirect selection would be effective if heritability of the secondary trait is greater than that of...