Pelletized forage-based rations as alternative feeds for improving goat productivity

Orden, Edgar A.; Cruz, E.M.; Espino, Armando; Battad, Z.M.; Reyes, Renato G.; Orden, M. E. M.; Frias, N.O.; Gibe, G.; Rosario, Neal A. del; Villar, Edwin C.

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“…Pelleted feed has been noted to prevent selective feeding of palatable feedstuffs by animals, and it prevents separation of constituents due to varying size and density and improves nutrient utilisation and acceptability (Manasri et al 2012). Furthermore, pellets have been reported to provide better feed efficiency, greater starch digestibility, reduced feed wastage and better handling and storage as well as increased income for the farmer due to a more efficient feeding of the ruminants (Orden et al 2014). Legume pellets are also reported to be consumed much faster than long-stemmed forages and this can increase the feed intake of animals and hence their productivity.…”

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Effects of supplementing herbaceous forage legume pellets on growth indices and blood profile of West African dwarf sheep fed Guinea grass

Ojo

Oyaniran

Ogunsakin

et al. 2018

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Twenty West African dwarf (WAD) rams with average body weight of 12.43 ± 0.5 kg were used for the experiment that lasted 84 days to investigate the effects of supplementing herbaceous forage legume pellets on weight change and blood profile of animals fed Panicum maximum basal diet. Sole Panicum maximum served as the control diet and three other experimental diets were P. maximum supplemented with Lablab purpureus pellets, P. maximum supplemented with Calopogonium mucunoides pellets and P. maximum supplemented with Mucuna pruriens pellets constituted the four treatments which were arranged in a completely randomised design. The rams were divided into four groups of five animals each and were balanced for variation in live weight before they were assigned the experimental diets. Panicum maximum was offered to the animals ad libitum and legume pellets were supplemented. Significant differences (P < 0.05) were observed in weight gain of the rams. Those fed the control diet had the lowest value of 41.88 g/day while rams supplemented L. purpureus pellets had the highest value (83.66 g/ day). Haematological parameters, leucocyte values and serum biochemical indices of WAD rams were significantly (P < 0.05) different across the dietary treatments at the final stage of the trial. The values for red blood cells, haemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume and mean corpuscular haemoglobin decreased slightly in rams supplemented with M. pruriens pellets. Reduction of serum biochemical parameters was also noticed in rams supplemented with M. pruriens pellets. It can be concluded that L. purpureus pellets ranked the best among the herbaceous legume pellets as supplemental feed for West African dwarf sheep resulting in higher weight gain and better feed conversion efficiency with no deleterious effect on blood profile.

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Effects of supplementing herbaceous forage legume pellets on growth indices and blood profile of West African dwarf sheep fed Guinea grass

Ojo

Oyaniran

Ogunsakin

et al. 2018

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“…The dietary treatments tested were as follows: T 0control, all-cogon basal diet (ad libitum) plus 250 grams pullet developer pellet; T1-all-cogon basal diet (ad libitum) plus 250 grams (1% BW, DM basis) pelletized rice bean. The number of pellets that were given for Treatment 1 was based on the study of Orden et al (2020). To evaluate the growth performance, a total of 12 native goats with mean body weight (BW) of 13 to 14 kg were used in a 60day-feeding trial.…”

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Pelletized rice bean (Vigna umbellata) based ration as alternative feeds for improving goat production

2023

Int. J. Biosci.

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The aim of the study was to develop a pelletized rice bean-based ration for goats and determine their effect on their growth performance. Sixty (60) days feeding trial utilizing twelve (12) Philippine native goats was conducted. There were two treatments, with six (6) animals per treatment. Goats in Treatment 0 were given 1.5 kg. of fresh cogon plus 250 grams of commercial pullet developer pellets and goats in Treatment 1 were given 1.5 kg. of fresh cogon plus 250 grams of rice bean-enhanced pellets. The rice bean (tahori) seeds were sun-dried for 3 to 4 days to obtain 80 to 85% DM, then milled. Using the Pearson square method of feed formulation, ingredients were mixed, then pelletized using a manual pelletizing machine, sun-dried for 2 to 3 hours, then oven-dried at 100 degrees Celsius `for 15 to 20 minutes, and air-dried. The daily feed consumed and refused were gathered and weekly growth and gain in weight performance traits were evaluated. The data revealed a comparable result between the two treatments, suggesting that pelletized rice bean can be used as a substitute for the costly commercial pullet developer pullet. A similar study should be conducted on the effects on the digestibility of dry matter (DM) and crude protein in native goats.

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“…Forage supplements containing higher levels of CP had more profound effects on diet digestibility that could eventually influence DM intake. Orden et al, (2014) pointed out that Leucaena and Gliricidia are protein-rich forages that can improve the productivity of ruminants consuming low quality roughage. Similar conclusion was derived by Ondiek et al (2000) among dairy goats in Kenya fed with Leucaena and Gliricidia as supplements to Rhodes Grass.…”

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Nutritive Value and Anthelmintic Properties of Selected Leguminous Shrubs and Trees for Goats

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Two related studies were conducted to determine the nutritive value and anthelmintic properties of eight tree legumes used as goat feeds. The degradation characteristics, total extractable phenol (TPEH) and condensed tannin (CT) of Acacia (Samanea saman), Desmanthus (Desmanthus virgatus), Rensonii (Desmodium cineria), Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala), Flemingia (Flemingia macrophylla), Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium), Grandiflora (Sesbania grandiflora), and Sesban (Sesbania sesban) were determined.Except for Flemingia, the different legumes contained highly soluble and degradable components that can provide immediate supply of nitrogen and fermentable matter to meet nutritional needs. Flemingia and Leucaena had more than 65% extractable tannins and contain high condensed tannin (CT) that could potentially reduce gastro-intestinal parasites in goats. Other species had minimal or no CT content. Feeding the tree-legumes provided cheap source of digestible organic matter, while feeding Flemingia and Leucaena was expected to reduce internal parasites in goats because they contained anthelmintics.

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Pelletized forage-based rations as alternative feeds for improving goat productivity

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Effects of supplementing herbaceous forage legume pellets on growth indices and blood profile of West African dwarf sheep fed Guinea grass

Effects of supplementing herbaceous forage legume pellets on growth indices and blood profile of West African dwarf sheep fed Guinea grass

Pelletized rice bean (Vigna umbellata) based ration as alternative feeds for improving goat production

Nutritive Value and Anthelmintic Properties of Selected Leguminous Shrubs and Trees for Goats

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