The Feeding Value of Five Different Hays As Fed to Sheep

Abstract

In a feeding trial, five different roughages were compared viz: Chloris gayana, Andropogon gayanus, Stylosanthes guyanensis, S. humilis and Arachis hypogaea. The sheep were supplemented with half a kg of a high-energy and high-protein concentrate daily. Gains were rather poor, especially on the grass hays. Intake and gain on A. hypogaea were highest. The prices of the concentrates were too high for economical fattening. Local sheep compared well with crossbreds under these conditions