EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF UREA AND POULTRY LITTER IN ENHANCING  THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF ENSILED RICE MILLING WASTE FOR DRY  SEASON RUMINANTS FEEDING

A. S. Muhammad; A. M. Umar; L. S. Abdurrahman; Y. Muhammad; N. Salisu; M. Dahiru; B. Shehu; A. Abdul’aziz

doi:10.51791/njap.vi.5541

Authors

A. S. Muhammad Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, PMB 013, Hadejia Jigawa State
A. M. Umar Federal University Dutse, PMB 7156, Dutse Jigawa State
L. S. Abdurrahman Federal University Dutse, PMB 7156, Dutse Jigawa State
Y. Muhammad Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, Hadejia, Jigawa State
N. Salisu Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, Hadejia, Jigawa State
M. Dahiru Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, Hadejia, Jigawa State
B. Shehu Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, Hadejia, Jigawa State
A. Abdul’aziz Federal University Dutse, PMB 7156, Dutse Jigawa State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5541

Keywords:

Additives, Ensilage, In-vitro, Poultry litter, Rice milling waste

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to examine the effects of Urea and Poultry litter (PL) in enhancing the physiochemical qualities of ensiled rice milling waste (RMW) in a completely randomized design. RMW was treated with four different proportions of Urea and PL, which were ensiled in in-vitro laboratory silo (946ml). The treatments were; A (100%RMW), B (100%RMW+ Urea), C (80%RMW + 20%PL) and D (60%RMW + 40%PL). The treatments were ensiled for 21 days and analysed for physical properties, proximate and fibre compositions.Results showed that,higher (P<0.05) values of temperature and pH were reported in treatment D while lower values were obtained in treatment A. Treatment C has good temperature, pH, dark brown colour and sweet aroma. Treatment B and C has higher (P<0.05) values of Nitrogen Detergent Fibre compared to other treatments. It is concluded that, treatment C (80%RMW + 20%PL) should be used to enhance the nutritional quality of ensiled rice milling waste. Hence, it is recommended for dry season ruminant feeding.