Replacement of Commercial Concentrate with <i>Acacia nilotica</i> Pod Meal on Feed Intake, Digestibility and Weight Gain of Boer x Woyto-Guji Crossbred Goats

Denbela Hidosa; Deribe Gemiyo

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Replacement of Commercial Concentrate with Acacia nilotica Pod Meal on Feed Intake, Digestibility and Weight Gain of Boer x Woyto-Guji Crossbred Goats

Denbela Hidosa, Deribe Gemiyo

Received: 26 August 2017 Accepted: 11 September 2017 Published: 3 December 2017

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The study was conducted to evaluate supplementation effect of graded levels of Acacia nilotica pod meal on feed intake, nutrient digestibility and weight gain of Boer and Woyto-Guji (50%) crossbred goats. Twenty four Boer and Woyto-Guji crosses with initial weight of 15.20 ± 0.67 kg were used for the experiment. The experimental diets comprised of T1 = 58% of graded Acacia nilotica pod + 40% of wheat bran; T2= 38% of Acacia nilotica pod + 60% of wheat bran; T3=19% of Acacia nilotica pod + 80% wheat bran; T4= Commercial concentrate. Wheat bran is offered as a source of energy supplements. Six goats were randomly assigned to one of the four diets in Completely Randomized Block Design (RCBD). After 15 days of acclimatization periods, feeding trial had lasted for 90 days and followed by seven days of digestibility trial. The results indicated that goats supplemented with T1 consumed higher (P < 0.001) total DM, CP and ME than T2 and T3. The apparent CP digestibility coefficient showed significant variations (P < 0.001) among experimental diets. Conversely, the nutrient digestibility coefficients indicated that goats supplemented with T1 digested more CP than T2 and T3. Likewise, goats supplemented with T1 had attained higher (P < 0.01) ADG than those supplemented with T2 and T3. Results indicated that strategic supplementation of goats with 58% inclusion level of Acacia nilotica pod in goat diets as a protein supplements is promising to replace commercial concentrate in pastoral communities in to study area.

DOI	10.11648/j.ajaf.20170506.13
Published in	American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017)
Page(s)	192-197
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Acacia nilotica Pod, Feed Intake, Nutrient Digestibility, Weight Gain

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Denbela Hidosa

Livestock Research Process, Jinka Agricultural Research Center, Jinka, Ethiopia
Deribe Gemiyo

Livestock Research Process, Areka Agricultural Research Center, Areka, Ethiopia

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 year = {2017}
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