INFLUENCE OF COPPER GLYCINE SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF SHEEP

Authors

  • A. A. Saka Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, P. M. B. 5029, Moor Plantation, Ibadan
  • O. Y. Adedeji Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, P. M. B. 5029, Moor Plantation, Ibadan
  • A. A. Akinosun Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
  • A. A. Akinwande Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
  • N. V. Chibuzo Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, P. M. B. 5029, Moor Plantation, Ibadan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7377

Keywords:

Carcass, food security, ruminants, Copper deficiency, Dressing percentage

Abstract

A feeding trial was conducted for 90 days using sixteen (16) West African dwarf (WAD) Sheep to evaluate the influence of Copper Glycine (Cu-G) supplementation on carcass characteristics of WAD sheep. The sheep were randomly assigned into four dietary treatments in a Completely Randomized Design. Cu-G supplementation was incorporated at varying levels of 0, 5, 10 and 15 mg/kg to formulate four (4) dietary treatments. After feeding trial, three sheep were randomly selected and slaughtered for carcass evaluation to obtain the wholesales cut (rump, neck, flank, shoulder, loin, breastplate, rack). Cu-G supplementation did not significantly (P>0.05) influence carcass characteristics of WAD sheep. Slaughter weight, shoulder, flank and heart values obtained in this study ranged from 21.52-25.19, 7.88-9.57, 2.88-4.07 and 0.35-0.63 % respectively. It can be concluded that Cu-G supplementation in diets of WAD sheep had no influence on the carcass
characteristics of West African Dwarf.

Author Biography

A. A. Akinosun, Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

Department of Animal Health and Production Technology

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Published

2024-09-10

How to Cite

Saka, A. A., Adedeji, O. Y., Akinosun, A. A., Akinwande, A. A., & Chibuzo, N. V. (2024). INFLUENCE OF COPPER GLYCINE SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF SHEEP. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 1913–1916. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7377

Issue

2024: NSAP 2024 Proceedings

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