Performance, blood profile, rumen characteristics, and anthelminthic effects of Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal concentrate diets on West African Dwarf sheep DOI Creative Commons

Oladapo Ayokunle Fasae,

G. O. Sanusi,

Olayemi Uthman Quadri

и другие.

Agricultura tropica et subtropica, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 58(1), С. 22 - 32

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Abstract Sheep production in tropical regions of Africa is often hampered by a high seasonal variability forage biomass availability with low protein concentration, meeting their maintenance and requirements. Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal as an excellent drought resistance supplement for ruminants was evaluated 105-day experiment sixteen (16) healthy yearling West African Dwarf (WAD) rams weight range 13.94 14.98 kg completely randomised design, to determine its effects on performance, haematology, serum biochemical indices, faecal egg count rumen characteristics. Animals were assigned four treatment groups, each replicates, containing 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% (LLLM) concentrated diet. A basal diet Panicum maximum water provided ad libitum . Results showed that growth rates improved the inclusion level LLLM diets ranged from 33.90 43.33 g/day WAD sheep fed 5% concentrate diet, respectively. The haematological variables varied ( p < 0.05) across treatments. 10% had highest packed cell volume red blood (RBC). Haemoglobin mean corpuscular (MCV), haemoglobin (MCH) increased 10 LLLM. white (WBC) while concentration (MCHC) decreased higher levels. Variations also observed indices. Total protein, albumin, globulin creatinine diet-fed sheep. Zero % LLLM-fed value aspartate transaminase (AST) alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 0.05). Cholesterol elevated inclusion. pH microbial diets. Ammonia nitrogen animals Strongyloides papillosus which reduced study concluded feeding at could serve anthelminthic well key entry point sustainable intensification, increasing food security, decreasing greenhouse emission intensities.

Язык: Английский

Yield and chemical composition of foliage and branches of tropical tree legumes with different trunk diameters DOI Open Access
Jorge Oliva Hernández, María Aurelia López Herrera, Alejandra Vélez Izquierdo

и другие.

Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 42(1), С. e254209 - e254209

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2025

Erythrina americana Miller and Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp., are tree legumes presents on livestock farms in the tropical region, mainly living fences. The goal of study was to determine influence legume species (TLS), trunk diameter at base (TDB), production chemical composition foliage branches a similar regrowth age. conducted Tabasco, Mexico. Seventy-nine trees were used completely randomised design with 2 X 5 factorial arrangement. factors TLS (E. y G. sepium), TDB 0.20 m height above ground level (D-5: 0.050-0.059 m; D-6: 0.060-0.069 D-7: 0.070-0.079 D-8: 0.080-0.089 D-9: 0.090-0.099 m). per dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid (ADF) ash, response variables. STL x DBT interaction did not affect (P>0.05) variables studied branches. In foliage, affected DM, CP, ADF, ash (P<0.01). produced greater amount DM different components assessed than E. americana. An increase resulted higher produces CP lower structural carbohydrate content foliage.

Язык: Английский

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Performance, blood profile, rumen characteristics, and anthelminthic effects of Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal concentrate diets on West African Dwarf sheep DOI Creative Commons

Oladapo Ayokunle Fasae,

G. O. Sanusi,

Olayemi Uthman Quadri

и другие.

Agricultura tropica et subtropica, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 58(1), С. 22 - 32

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Abstract Sheep production in tropical regions of Africa is often hampered by a high seasonal variability forage biomass availability with low protein concentration, meeting their maintenance and requirements. Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal as an excellent drought resistance supplement for ruminants was evaluated 105-day experiment sixteen (16) healthy yearling West African Dwarf (WAD) rams weight range 13.94 14.98 kg completely randomised design, to determine its effects on performance, haematology, serum biochemical indices, faecal egg count rumen characteristics. Animals were assigned four treatment groups, each replicates, containing 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% (LLLM) concentrated diet. A basal diet Panicum maximum water provided ad libitum . Results showed that growth rates improved the inclusion level LLLM diets ranged from 33.90 43.33 g/day WAD sheep fed 5% concentrate diet, respectively. The haematological variables varied ( p < 0.05) across treatments. 10% had highest packed cell volume red blood (RBC). Haemoglobin mean corpuscular (MCV), haemoglobin (MCH) increased 10 LLLM. white (WBC) while concentration (MCHC) decreased higher levels. Variations also observed indices. Total protein, albumin, globulin creatinine diet-fed sheep. Zero % LLLM-fed value aspartate transaminase (AST) alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 0.05). Cholesterol elevated inclusion. pH microbial diets. Ammonia nitrogen animals Strongyloides papillosus which reduced study concluded feeding at could serve anthelminthic well key entry point sustainable intensification, increasing food security, decreasing greenhouse emission intensities.

Язык: Английский

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