NITROGEN BALANCE OF GROWING RED SOKOTO BUCKS FED HAY FROM Panicummaximum AND Digitaria smutsii CONCENTRATES AT DIFFERENT RATIOS
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https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5843Keywords:
Panicummaximum, concentrate, nitrogen balance, red Sokoto bucks, retentionAbstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding (50:50) Concentrate/Digitariasmutsii hay (C:D), 75:25 concentrate/Panicum maximum hay (C:P), (50:50) C:P and (25:75) C:P on the nitrogen balance of growing red Sokoto bucks for 7 days at the Teaching and Research farm, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Twelve bucks weighing 10.5±0.5kg were used with 3 replicate bucks/treatment in a CRD. The nitrogen retained as % intake was significantly higher (P<0.05) in bucks fed C:P mixture (75:25). It was therefore concluded from this study that 75% concentrate mixed with 25% Panicum maximumhay recorded a better result in terms of nitrogen balance
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2024-07-08
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Idowu, W., Hassan, M. R., Tanko, R. J., Jimoh, S. O., Sani, R. T., Adeleke, R. A., Garba, M. G., Aruwayo, A., & Adewumi, A. E. (2024). NITROGEN BALANCE OF GROWING RED SOKOTO BUCKS FED HAY FROM Panicummaximum AND Digitaria smutsii CONCENTRATES AT DIFFERENT RATIOS. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 1556–1559. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5843
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