Performance of yankasa rams fed varying ratio of Brachiaria ruziziensisCentrosema pascuorum hay mixtures

Authors

  • Ibrahim Sani, Joshua T. Amodu , Mohammed R. Hassan,Rogers J. Tanko

Keywords:

Diets, Mixtures, Profitability, Rations, Weight gain, Yankasa rams

Abstract

The performance of Yankasa rams fed varying ratios of Brachiaria ruziziensis-Centrosema pascuorum hay with concentrate
was investigated. Twelve yearling rams having 10.25±0.1 kg average initial weight were assigned to three different diets of B.
ruziziensis and C. pascuorum hays at varying proportions (75 B.R: 25 C.P, 50 B.R: 50 C.P and 25 B.R: 75C.P, respectively) in
a Completely Randomized Design for 90 days. Forage mixtures (basal diet) were fed to the rams at 3% body weight while the
concentrate diet was fed at fixed ratio. The growth trial showed that rams fed a mixture of 25% B.R: 75% C.P had the highest
weight gain (3.92 kg). Similarly, the feed conversion ratio (18.07) obtained in 25% B.R: 75% C.P mixture was higher (P<0.05)
than other treatment diets.

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Published

2024-01-26

How to Cite

Ibrahim Sani, Joshua T. Amodu , Mohammed R. Hassan,Rogers J. Tanko. (2024). Performance of yankasa rams fed varying ratio of Brachiaria ruziziensisCentrosema pascuorum hay mixtures. Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture, 6(3). Retrieved from https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/jpaa/article/view/1941

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2021): Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture

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