Free choice intake of Red Sokoto goats offered wheat offal- and brewers’ dried grains-carried pineapple wastes

Authors

  • V. O. Asaolu Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
  • R. T. Binuomote Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
  • G. O. Tona Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
  • O. S. Oyelami Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7018

Keywords:

Pineapple waste, dry season supplementation

Abstract

The blends of WO and BDG with the highest PW contents (1WO:2PW and 1BDG:2PW) were evaluated for free choice intake alongside equal mixtures of each blend with a formulated conventional concentrate (CCON); that is {50(1WO/2PW):50CCON}and {50(1BDG/2PW):50CCON} respectively, relative to the sole conventional concentrate (CCON) using Red Sokoto goats. Free choice intake was significantly highest (P<0.05) for CCON while an equal mixture of 1 WO:2PW with CCON {50(1WO:2PW):50CCON} resulted in a slight but non-significant (P>0.05) reduction in free choice intake. The levels of interaction between the values of free choice intake for CCON, {50(1WO:2PW):50CCON}and I WO:2PW (28.83°, 26.61” and 20.85" % respectively) indicate that WO-carried pineapple wastes would be more readily accepted by the animals as alternatives to CCON ifand when necessary, rather than BDG-carried pineapple wastes. Further research is required to improve the acceptability of ‘BDG-carried pineapple wastes in order to optimize their ‘potential as probable dry season protein supplements for ruminants.

Author Biographies

V. O. Asaolu, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology

R. T. Binuomote, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production and Health

G. O. Tona, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production and Health

O. S. Oyelami, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production and Health

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Published

2024-07-15

How to Cite

Asaolu, V. O., Binuomote, R. T., Tona, G. O., & Oyelami, O. S. (2024). Free choice intake of Red Sokoto goats offered wheat offal- and brewers’ dried grains-carried pineapple wastes. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 486–489. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7018

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2016: NSAP 2016 Proceedings

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