Acacia nilotica, Acacia seyal and Sesbania sesban as supplements to tef (Eragrostis tef) straw fed to sheep and goats

Huizache (Acacia farnesiana) whole pods (flesh and seeds) as an alternative feed for sheep in Mexico

“…Instead, intakes of nitrogen, NDF, and ADF were statistically different (P<0.001) among the three experimental diets, with T24 having the highest intake of nitrogen and ADF, and similar intake of NDF as T12 but higher than T0. Digestibility of all fractions in the experimental diets was statistically lower for T24 (P<0.05) compared to T0 and T12; although these were higher than what was reported by Ebong (1995) who estimated the digestibility with sheep of three African tree legume species as a supplement for diet based on tef straw.…”

Feeding Acacia etbaica and Dichrostachys cinerea fruits to smallholder goats in northern Ethiopia improves their performance during the dry season

“…Nevertheless, given the lack of less costly technique suitable for documenting diet selection of herbivores under free ranging conditions (Holechek et al, 1984), the results are comparable to DMI values measured directly (Ebong, 1995;Ahmed et al, 2001;Aregheore, 2002;Bakshi and Wadhwa, 2007) and indirectly (Sawe et al, 1998;Cerrillo et al, 2006). All supplemented goats demonstrated increased dry matter intake and modest body weight gain.…”

“…Mean values calculated from n = 3 goats. , 1995;Getachew et al, 2000). The presence of a high lignin and condensed tannin concentrations in A. etbaica fruits might have reduced its true IVDMD, which is also reported for other browse species (Woodward and Reed, 1995;Smith et al, 2005).…”

“…Leguminous supplements are also reported to increase N retention in domestic animals (Nunez-Hernandez et al, 1989;Ebong, 1995;Bitende and Ledin, 1996;Tedonkeng Pamo et al, 2006;Bakshi and Wadhwa, 2007).…”

Seasonal diet of vicuñas in the Los Andes protected area (Salta, Argentina): Are they optimal foragers?

“…Nevertheless, J. seriphioides and A. copa, appeared to be valuable species for the vicuñ a in winter. Jansen et al (2007) suggested that ruminants include tannin in their diets, even though other plants (with less or even no tannin) are available, because this compound seems to increase the intake of certain nutrients, as was observed in sheep and goats (Ebong, 1995). Thus, the increased proportion of shrubs in the diet of vicuñ as during the dry season, and the switch from summer avoidance to indifferent use in winter, may be the result of seasonal reduction in plant cover and diversity, phenological decline of grasses and absence of forbs in the study area.…”