Evaluation of nutritive value and in vitro digestibility of five selected browse plants as feed for ruminants in Nigeria

Authors

  • B. J. Adebayo Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.
  • A. A. Nwani Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.
  • A. N. Mafimidiwo Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i3.4032

Keywords:

In vitro, Gas production, nutrients, Metabolizable energy, Organic matter

Abstract

Some trees, especially browse plants are cherished by cattle, sheep and goats in the tropics. However, the browse plants have their peculiar characteristics and nutrients in them. Therefore this study was conducted to evaluate nutritive value, chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of Morinda lucida, Moringa oleifera, Ficus exasperata, Pentaclethra hirsute.s macrophylla and Palisota Samples were investigated for proximate composition, in vitro gas production characteristics, estimated organic matter digestibility (OMD%), metabolizable energy (ME, MJ/kgDM) and short chain fatty acid (SCFA, mol). Results showed that there were significant differences in proximate composition with crude protein (CP) ranging from 17.87 in Palisota hirsute to 27.20% in Moringa oleifera. The content of the neutral detergent fibre (NDF) differed significantly (P<0.05) with values ranging from 53.39 in Pentaclethra macrophylla to 60.39% in Morinda lucida. The estimated SCFA, OMD and ME were significantly (P<0.05) higher in Pentaclethra macrophylla (0.37 mol, 30.88 % and 4.65 MJ/kgDM) respectively. In conclusion, the selected plants evaluated in this study had high crude protein contents which would make them good protein supplement to poor quality feeds especially during feed scarcity without adverse effect.

 

 

 

 

Certains arbres, en particulier les plantes broutées, sont appréciés par les bovins, les moutons et les chèvres sous les tropiques. Cependant, les plantes broutantes ont en elles leurs caractéristiques et leurs nutriments particuliers. Par conséquent, cette étude a été menée pour évaluer la valeur nutritive, la composition chimique et la digestibilité in vitro de Morinda lucida, Moringa oleifera, Ficus exasperata, Pentaclethra macrophylla et Palisota hirsute. Les échantillons ont été étudiés pour la composition immédiate, les caractéristiques de production de gaz in vitro, la digestibilité estimée de la matière organique. (DMO%), énergie métabolisable (EM, MJ/kgDM) et acide gras à chaîne courte (AGCC, mol). Les résultats ont montré qu'il existait des différences significatives dans la composition immédiate des protéines brutes (PB) allant de 17,87 chez Palisota hirsute à 27,20 % chez Moringa oleifera. La teneur en fibres détergentes neutres (FDN) différait significativement (P < 0,05) avec des valeurs allant de 53,39 chez Pentaclethra macrophylla à 60,39 % chez Morinda lucida. Les AGCC, DMO et EM estimés étaient significativement (P <0,05) plusélevés chez Pentaclethra macrophylla (0,37 mol, 30,88 % et 4,65 MJ/kgDM) respectivement. En conclusion, les plantes sélectionnées évaluées dans cette étude avaient des teneurs élevées en protéines brutes, ce qui en ferait un bon complément protéique aux aliments de mauvaise qualité, en particulier en cas de pénurie alimentaire, sans effet indésirable.

Author Biographies

B. J. Adebayo, Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.

Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology,
Yaba, Lagos.

A. A. Nwani, Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.

Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology,
Yaba, Lagos.

A. N. Mafimidiwo, Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos.

Department of Agricultural Technology, Yaba College of Technology,
Yaba, Lagos.

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Published

2024-05-14

How to Cite

Adebayo, B. J. ., Nwani, A. A. ., & Mafimidiwo, A. N. . (2024). Evaluation of nutritive value and in vitro digestibility of five selected browse plants as feed for ruminants in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 50(3), 98–108. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v50i3.4032

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