Open AccessAssessing the nutritional status of Bunaji bulls fattened on varying inclusions of groundnut haulms and maize offal using some blood metabolites
Author(s) -
D. Y. Goska,
A. Kibon,
I. I. Madziga,
C. B. I. Alawa,
O. S. Lamidi,
A.A. Voh,
G. T. Iyeghe Erakpotobor,
B. Yakubu,
Jamila Dauda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v44i2.1014
Subject(s) - brachiaria , hay , biology , zoology , completely randomized design , agronomy , forage
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of inclusion levels of groundnut haulms (GH) and maize offal (MO) on some blood metabolites from twenty Bunaji bulls. The bulls were divided into four groups in a completely randomized design. They were fed signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens) hay ad libitum and concentrate diets containing groundnut haulms (GH) and maize offal (MO): 80:20% GH: MO, 60:40% GH: MO, 40:60% GH: MO and 20:80% GH: MO, respectively. The animals were fed the diets over a period of 90 days and their nutritional status ascertained from the serum metabolic profile.