Substitution of dry Leucaena leucocephala (DLL) leaves for cotton seed cake (CSC) as a protein supplement to urea treated maize stover fed to dairy weaner goats

Twelve males and twelve females weaner goats with mean initial body weight of 12.6±2.6 and receiving ensiled (14 days) chopped maize stover treated with urea (30 g urea in 600 ml of water kg −1 dry matter (DM) maize stover) and a protein supplement containing 30%, 67% and 3% of cotton seed cake (CSC...

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Published in:Animal feed science and technology 1998-08, Vol.73 (3), p.365-374
Main Authors: Ndemanisho, E.E., Mtenga, L.A., Kimbi, E.F.C., Kimambo, A.E., Mtengeti, E.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal productions
Biological and medical sciences
CAPRIN
CAPRINOS
COMPLEMENT ALIMENTAIRE
Cotton seed cake
COTTONSEED MEAL
CRECIMIENTO
CROISSANCE
Feed and pet food industries
FEED INTAKE
FEUILLE
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GOATS
GROWTH
HARINA DE SEMILLA DE ALGODON
HOJAS
INGESTION DE PIENSOS
LEAVES
Leucaena
LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA
MAIS
MAIZ
MAIZE
Maize stover
PAILLE
PAJA
PRISE ALIMENTAIRE (ANIMAUX)
PROTEINAS
PROTEINE
PROTEINS
STRAW
SUPLEMENTOS
SUPPLEMENTS
Terrestrial animal productions
TOURTEAU DE COTON
UREA
UREE
Vertebrates
Weaner goats
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Summary:Twelve males and twelve females weaner goats with mean initial body weight of 12.6±2.6 and receiving ensiled (14 days) chopped maize stover treated with urea (30 g urea in 600 ml of water kg −1 dry matter (DM) maize stover) and a protein supplement containing 30%, 67% and 3% of cotton seed cake (CSC), maize bran (MB) and a mineral mixture, respectively, were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments. These consisted in the replacement of 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 of CSC and proportional amounts of maize bran by dry Leucaena leucocephala (DLL) to achieve iso-protein diets. Feed intake and growth performance were recorded for 90 days. Nutrients digestibility and nitrogen utilization was also performed on the 12 male goats allocated to treatments. The DM, crude protein (CP) and metabolizable energy (ME) intakes were not significantly ( P>0.05) different between treatments and mean daily gains were not significantly ( P>0.05) affected by dietary treatment. Digestibility coefficients of DM, organic matter (OM) and CP decreased with increasing levels of leucaena in the diets, but the differences between diets were small. Digestibility coefficients of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and acid detergent fibre (ADF) were significantly ( P
ISSN:0377-8401
1873-2216
DOI:10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00139-4