Bodyweight and carcass characteristics of somali goats fed hay supplemented with graded levels of peanut cake and wheat bran mixture

The experiment was conducted for ninety days of feeding trial at Haramaya University, Ethiopia using twenty four yearling male Somali goats weighing 20.4 ± 2.02 (mean ± SD) with the objectives to evaluate the effect of supplementation of peanut cake and wheat bran mixture (3:1) on body weight (BW) g...

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2008-10, Vol.40 (7), p.553-560
Main Authors: Melaku, Solomon, Betsha, Simret
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology
Animals
Arachis
Arachis hypogaea
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Body Composition - physiology
Body weight
Dietary Supplements
Digestion
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Dry matter
Energy Intake - physiology
Goats
Goats - growth & development
Goats - physiology
Legumes
Life Sciences
Male
Nutritive Value
Original Paper
Peanuts
Random Allocation
Triticum
Triticum aestivum
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Weight Gain
Wheat bran
Zoology
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Summary:The experiment was conducted for ninety days of feeding trial at Haramaya University, Ethiopia using twenty four yearling male Somali goats weighing 20.4 ± 2.02 (mean ± SD) with the objectives to evaluate the effect of supplementation of peanut cake and wheat bran mixture (3:1) on body weight (BW) gain and carcass characteristics of Somali goats. The experiment was arranged with six blocks and four treatments in a randomized complete block design. The treatments were ad libitum feeding of hay (T1, control) and supplementation with 200 g (T2), 300 g (T3) and 400 g (T4) peanut cake and wheat bran mixture on dry matter (DM) basis. Supplementation reduced (P 
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-008-9133-6