Nutritional Analysis of Sugarcane Waste Ensiled with Different Levels of Soya Bean Milk Residue

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to determine the chemical composition of sugarcane waste with different levels of soybean meal residue. Four silo pits measuring 1 m × 1m × 2 mas T₁, T₂, T₃ and T₄ were used. The sugarcane waste was properly mixed with the soya bean milk residue at inclusion levels of 0kg as the control, 4kg, 8kg and 12kg respectively in a complete randomized design. Each mixturewas properly ensiled under anaerobic condition for thirty (30) days. At the end of the experiment, the temperatures of the ensiled materials weremeasured and samples were taken from each mixture for proximate analysis. The result showed that the chemical composition of the ensiled materials varied significantly (p<0.01) between the treatment groups. Treatment 1 had the highest value of dry matter (DM) and crude fibre (CF), treatment 4 had the highest value of crude protein, extract (EE) and ash, while treatment 2recorded the highest N.F.E. The result revealed that ensiling sugarcane waste with soybean milk residue at different levels improved the nutritional level of sugarcane waste for feeding livestock during feed shortage.