Feed intake, digestibility and body weight gain of sheep fed Napier grass mixed with different levels of Sesbania sesban

Manaye, Tibebu; Tolera, Adugna; Zewdu, Tessema

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2008.07.020

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“…The body weight loss for control treatment indicates that supplementation with protein source is necessary in sheep fed Rhodes grass for growth and development. Consistent with the current findings, SEM standard error of the mean improvement in growth performance was reported in sheep supplemented with tree leaves (Manaye et al 2009). Moreover, Mpairwe et al (1998) observed increased body weight with increasing levels of dried Gliricdia sepium supplementation in sheep fed a basal diet of elephant grass.…”

Section: Feed Intake and Body Weight Changesupporting

confidence: 91%

“…In order to mitigate the problems associated with the lack of protein supplement, there is a need to look for alternative protein sources that farmers can produce at their own farm without incurring additional cost. Manaye et al (2009) showed that there was improvement in intake, digestibility and body weight gain when a low-quality grass is supplemented with tree leaves.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Feed intake and utilization in sheep fed graded levels of dried moringa (Moringa stenopetala) leaf as a supplement to Rhodes grass hay

Gebregiorgis

Negesse

Nurfeta

2011

Trop Anim Health Prod

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The effects of feeding graded levels of dried moringa (Moringa stenopetala) leaf on intake, body weight gain (BWG), digestibility and nitrogen utilization were studied using male sheep (BW of 13.8±0.12 kg). Six sheep were randomly allocated to each of the four treatment diets: Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) hay offered ad libitum (T1), hay+150 g moringa leaf (T2), hay+300 g moringa leaf (T3), hay+450 g moringa leaf (T4) were offered daily. A 7-day digestibility trial and an 84-day growth experiments were conducted. Dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) and crude protein (CP) intakes increased (P<0.05) with increasing levels of moringa leaf in the diets. Sheep fed T2, T3 and T4 diets gained (P<0.05) 40.2, 79.1 and 110.1 g/head/day, respectively, while the control group (T1) lost weight (−13.3 g/head/day). The apparent digestibilities of DM, OM, neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre were similar (P>0.05) among treatments. The digestibility of dietary CP increased (P<0.05) with increasing levels of moringa leaf, but there was no significant difference between T2 and T3 diets. The nitrogen (N) intake and urinary N excretion increased (P<0.05) with increasing levels of moringa leaf. The N retention was highest (P<0.05) for 450 g moringa leaf supplementation. The control group was in a negative N balance. Supplementing a basal diet of Rhodes grass hay with dried moringa leaves improved DM intake, BWG and N retention. It is concluded that M. stenopetala can serve as a protein supplement to low-quality grass during the dry season under smallholder sheep production system.

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Section: Feed Intake and Body Weight Changesupporting

confidence: 91%

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Feed intake and utilization in sheep fed graded levels of dried moringa (Moringa stenopetala) leaf as a supplement to Rhodes grass hay

Gebregiorgis

Negesse

Nurfeta

2011

Trop Anim Health Prod

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“…The findings are consistent to those of [5] and [12] who reported increased body weight values in sheep receiving supplement containing M. stenopetala leaf meals. Studies by [33] also indicated linear increase in body weight of sheep supplemented with Gliricdia sepium leaf meal when fed a basal diet of elephant grass and Rhodes grass.…”

Section: Body Weight and Gainsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Previous works have reported that leaves of multipurpose trees growing in the backyards of the farmers can be used as a cheap source protein for supplementing livestock [5]. In this regard, leaves from the Moringa tree may serve as a multipurpose protein source for livestock.…”

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The Effect of Supplementing Air-Dried Moringa stenopetala Leaf to Natural Grass Hay on Feed Intake and Growth Performances of Arsi-Bale Goats

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Abstract:The most constraining factor in goat production in the tropics is underfeeding mainly attributed to limitations of feed both in quantity and quality. This study was conducted to assess the effect of supplementing different levels of air-dried Moringa stenopetala leaf (MSL) as a protein source on nutrient intake and growth performances of Arsi-Bale male goats. A total of 24 yearling goats with average initial body weight of 13.6 ± 0.25 kg were used in the study. The goats were blocked by live weight into four groups (n = 6 per group) and the groups were then randomly allocated into four supplemented treatments. All goats received a basal diet of natural grass hay ad libitum and 340 g/head/day concentrate. The treatments were the control diet with no supplementation (Treatment 1, T1) and diets supplemented with MSL at a rate of 120 g/head/day (Treatment 2, T2), 170 g/head/day (Treatment 3, T3) and 220 g/head/day (Treatment 4, T4). The duration of the experiment was 75 days. The results indicated that the average daily feed intake was (p < 0.001) higher in goats supplemented with T3 and T4 diets. The total dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein intakes of goats fed with T3 and T4 supplementations were (p < 0.001) also higher than those reared in T1 and T2 diets. Goats reared in T3 and T4 diets had lower (p < 0.05) feed conversion ratio than those fed with T1 and T2 diets. The final body weight in goats reared in T3 and T4 diets was 18.2 kg and 18.5 kg, respectively, being (p < 0.05) higher than those of T1 (15.8 kg) and T2 (16.3 kg). The average daily weight gain in goats fed with T3 OPEN ACCESSAgriculture 2015, 5 1184 and T4 diets was 111 and 114 g/goat/day, respectively, which was (p < 0.05) higher than those reared in the control (T1) (54.0 g/goat/day) and T2 (58.1 g/goat/day) diets. It can thus be concluded that goats reared at high level of MSL supplementation (T3 and T4) had better nutrient intake, feed conversion efficiency and growth performances, suggesting its potential as a good protein supplement to natural grass hay at the farmer's management level.

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“…the animals are exposed to are the main contributors to the low productivity (Zegeye, 2003;Azage et al, 2006;Belay et al, 2011a). In Ethiopia, feed usually is based on fodder and grass, are either not available in sufficient quantities due to fluctuating weather condition or, when available, are of poor nutritional quality (Manaye et al, 2009;Ahmed et al, 2003;Getinet et al, 2003;Tolera and Said, 1992). Yet Ethiopia has the highest number of livestock in Ethiopia.…”

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Farmers perceived livestock production constraints in Ginchi watershed area: Result of participatory rural appraisal

Belay¹

2013

Int. J. Livest. Prod.

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A study was conducted in Ginchi watershed area, Dandi district of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. The objective of the study was to identify farmers' perception and ranking of the most important constraints to livestock production, and their perceived strategies to alleviate the problems. Data were collected and analyzed by participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools for this study. The most important problems of livestock production perceived by the farmers in the study area were feed shortage (100% of the key informants), animal disease (73%) and water shortage and poor quality during dry season (27%), respectively. Farmers ranked feed shortage as key constraint to livestock production. Farmers' perception, ranking, reasons and strategies to alleviate the constraints to livestock production were discussed. In conclusion, there is need for technical and institutional intervention to alleviate the identified problems to livestock production through improved feed production and conservation, veterinary health care and services, increased availability of water and quality during the dry season.

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Feed intake, digestibility and body weight gain of sheep fed Napier grass mixed with different levels of Sesbania sesban

Cited by 39 publications

References 15 publications

Feed intake and utilization in sheep fed graded levels of dried moringa (Moringa stenopetala) leaf as a supplement to Rhodes grass hay

Feed intake and utilization in sheep fed graded levels of dried moringa (Moringa stenopetala) leaf as a supplement to Rhodes grass hay

The Effect of Supplementing Air-Dried Moringa stenopetala Leaf to Natural Grass Hay on Feed Intake and Growth Performances of Arsi-Bale Goats

Farmers perceived livestock production constraints in Ginchi watershed area: Result of participatory rural appraisal

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