The use of poultry litter as a replacement of cotton seed cake used in feeding Yankasa sheep
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Animal Science - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
Twelve Yankasa sheep were fed three treatment diets for 56 days to study the effect of supplementation on their feed intake, water intake and weight changes before grazing. Before the commencement of the experiment the proximate composition of the experimental diet was determine which revealed that the composition of the diet is adequate for production. The supplement was poultry litter, while the other ingredient where molasses, cotton seed cake maize offal. Daily feed intakes and weight gain changes and level of water intake were examined. The result revealed that the daily weight gain feed intake, water intake of the supplemental group was highly (P<0.05) significant.
Authors and Affiliations
A. A. Mubi| Department of Animal Production, Adamawa State University, PMB 25 Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria., A. Midau*| Department of Animal Production, Adamawa State University, PMB 25 Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria., M. A. Saidu| Department of Animal Production, Adamawa State University, PMB 25 Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
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- DOI 10.14196/sjas.v4i12.1954
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