Novel quality feed from a wasted resource: measuring the nutritional value of low-glycoalkaloids potato haulm in sheep
Justine Kilama,
Batool Izhiman,
Philip Wagali
et al.
Abstract:This study evaluated the potential of low-glycoalkaloid potato haulm (LGPH) as a high-quality feed for ruminants. The low-glycoalkaloid potato plants were grown in a net house following standard agricultural practices. Dehaulming was performed a fortnight before the harvest of the tubers, as commercially practiced. Four healthy female lambs (aged 4 months) were employed in a 4×4 Latin square feeding experiment design. The lambs were fed with either a maintenance diet consisting of 73% roughage (control), or tr… Show more
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