Open AccessEFFECT OF FEEDING CHOPPED AND UNCHOPPED GROUNDNUT HAULM (HARAWA) ON NUTRIENT UTILIZATION AND THE PRODUCTION OF SOME RUMEN METABOLITES IN YANKASA LAMBS
Author(s) -
L. F. Adu,
C. A. M. Lakpimi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v10i.2720
Subject(s) - rumen , hay , nutrient , zoology , agronomy , ammonia , biology , nitrogen , alfalfa hay , chemistry , food science , fermentation , biochemistry , ecology , organic chemistry
The effect of feeding chopped and unchopped groundnut haulm (Harawa) on nutrient intake, metabolism and utilization was determined in 24 (12 each of male and female) growing Yankasa lambs. Feeding of chopped harawa significantly (P 0.05) Increased feed intake, the digestibility of nutrients and liveweight gains. It also had an appreciable effect on nitrogen retention and the production of total rumen nitrogen, rumen ammonia-nitrogen and volatile fatty acids. The availability of digestible energy did not differ significantly under the two feeding regions. There was a better feed efficiency for lambs fed chopped hay.