EFFECT OF INCLUSION OF HAULM OF DIFFERENT GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea l) VARIETIES ON FATTENING YANKASA RAMS
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7447Mots-clés :
Local variety, Samnut-22, Digitaria smutsii, Yankasa ramRésumé
Twelve yearling Yankasa rams were used to study the effect of inclusion of hauim of different groundnut varieties in concentrate diet on fattenin g ‘performance of Yankasa rams. The rams were randomly allotted into three groups with four rams per group in a completely randomized design. The experimental diets consist of Digitaria smutsii hay as a basal diet which was fed adlibitum and concentrates which were supplemented with 10% of groundnut haulm of SN22 and local Varity were offered at the rate of 1% of body weight per head daily. The trial lasted for 90 days. The result of fattening trial indicated that rams on control diets had highest (p<0.05) average weight gain of 65.27g.The highest meat yield (5. 50kg) was obtained in animals fed L0%SN22.. It can be concluded from the trial that SAMNUT 22 can be included in the diets of Yankasa rams up to 10% for improved fattening performance.
