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DOI: 10.31248/JASVM
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Impact of organic ration formulation for sustainable and profitable small ruminants production in Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASVM2024.465 | Article Number: 62C9E37D2 | Vol.9 (5) - October 2024
Received Date: 13 August 2024 | Accepted Date: 01 October 2024 | Published Date: 30 October 2024
Authors: Musa, I.* , Sakaba, A. M. and Magaji, A. S.
Keywords: small ruminant., production, Organic ration, profitable, sustainable.
The experiment was carried out at the Livestock Farm of Yobe State College of Agriculture, Science and Technology Gujba, Damaturu, Nigeria. Twelve (12) weeks feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the impacts of feeding formulated organic ration on the growth performance of Red Sokoto bucks. Four organic diets were formulated using clay (montmorillonite) at 0%, 1%, 1.5% and 2.0%. The diets were coded T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively. Sixteen (16) Red Sokoto bucks were randomly assigned to the four experimental diets in a completely randomized design (CRD). Each treatment group was replicated four times with one buck per replicate. The proximate composition of formulated diets showed it contains 97.50% DM, 9.68% CP, 28.37% CF, 7.30% EE, 48.28% NFE and 3.87 Ash. The fibre fraction revealed 66.57% NDF, 18.83% ADF, 17.62% Cellulose, 45.88% Hemicellulose and 0.8% lignin. The parameters measured were live weight, total feed intake (TFI), average daily weight gain (ADG), and feed conversion ratio (FRC). There was a significant (p<0.05) difference in weight gain, and ADG, between all the treatments. The haematological parameters showed no significant (p<0.05) difference in RBC, Haemoglobin, MCV, MCH, MCHC and PCV. In nutrient digestibility, animals fed diets containing 1.0% level of clay were however significantly higher in terms of nutrient digestibility. Animals in treatment 2 served with 1.0% clay in their diet performed better. Therefore, feeding growing Red Sokoto bucks organic diet with1.0% clay (montmorillonite) inclusion improves their performance,
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