Abstract: The study was conducted at Agarfa ATVET College with the Objectives to investigate the effect of cafeteria leftover (DCLO) replacement for concentrate mix (CM) on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, feed conversion efficiency, daily body weight gain and carcass yield of Arsi – Bale sheep and economic benefit of replacement of cafeteria leftover for concentrate mix. The experiment consisted of 90 days of feeding trial and seven days of digestibility trial followed by evaluation o...
Abstract: The experiment was conducted in Haramaya University beef farm from July 2019- June 2020 with the objective to investigate milk production, milk composition and calve growth performance(birth weight,weaning weight and daily weight gain) of ogaden cattle under improved feeding management. Sixteen lactating cows from early to late lactation stage were used by Randomized complete block design to receive four treatment diets. The supplementation was given based on cow’s daily milk yie...
Abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary inclusion of mango seed kernel on growth performances (feed intake, body weight gain), feed conversion ratio, carcass characteristics, mortality percentages and partial budget analysis of broiler chicks at various levels of Mango Seed Kernel (MSK) as energy supplement at Haramaya University poultry farm.168 broiler chicks with average body weight 45.17±1.08g/b/d (mean ±SD) were randomly distributed to four treatments each wi...
Abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of oral administering neem and bitter leaf extract as natural feed additive for broiler chicks on feed Intake, body weight gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass parameters, hematological serum biochemical parameters, chick mortality percentage, sensory evaluation of meat, chemical composition of meat and partial budget analysis of broiler chicks. Unsexed one hundred ninety-two, day-old Cobb 500 broiler chick with initial weight of...
Abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feeding kocho waste,“dupo” (scraped pseudostem fermented in a pit as upper cover of whole kocho) as a substitution of energy portion of concentrate mixture (ECM, that is 2:1 ratio of maize and wheat bran) on feed intake, digestibility, live weight gain, carcass characteristics, meat quality and economic benefit of Harerge Highland sheep fed a basal diet of natural grass hay. Twenty-four yearling intact Harerge highland sheep with ...
Abstract: Fish feed protein ingredients are the most expensive and often unavailable in subSaharan Africa especially in commercial aquaculture systems. The major fish feed protein ingredient in fish farming in Kenya is fishmeal (FM) that is often times expensive and adulterated leading to low productivity of fish farming. This problem has necessitated a need for exploring alternative less expensive and easily available protein sources such as black soldier fly larvae (BSFL). This study aimed...
Abstract: Increasing demand for soybean meal and fishmeal for use in formulating animal feeds has led to increased prices and moreover their availability in future might be limited. Insect rearing can be part of the solution because they take a short period to mature, require small space and fewer resources to start. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of substituting fishmeal (FM)with black soldier fly larvae (BSFLM) at different inclusion levels, as a protein source in exotic ch...
ABSTRACT The pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is an important parasite that causes disease in humans and pigs where humans host the adult worm in the small intestines and the larval stages are found in the muscles, brain and other tissues in humans and pigs (cysticercosis). Neurocysticercosisis (where the larva of Taenia solium is in the brain) is a major cause of epilepsy in humans. Humans can get the infection by consumption of infected pig meat while consumption of food and water contaminated...
ABSTRACT Feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of graded levels of raw and cooked turmeric rhizome meal on the performance of broiler birds. Turmeric rhizome was washed with water and divided into two batches of 40kg each. The first batch was crushed, sundried for 3 days, ground to produce raw turmeric rhizome meal and bagged. The second batch was cooked for an hour, crushed with a roller and sun-dried for 3 days. Both the raw and cooked sundried turmeric rhizomes were then gr...
ABSTRACT Chicken production faces unsustainable supply of quality and affordable feeds. Prosopis pods could be used as an alternative livestock feed ingredient. A study was designed to evaluate the inclusion of prosopis pods in improved grower indigenous chickens diets in Kenya. The objectives were to determine effects of prosopis pods-based diets in indigenous chicken on performance and meat quality. In experiment 1, diets were formulated by substituting growers‟ rations with prosopis at ...
ABSTRACT The feeding value of five browse forages (Balanites aegyptiaca, Maerua angolensis, Acacia brevispica, Grewia hostii and Berchemia discolor) from semi-arid area were evaluated to check their potential as feed supplements. Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) hay ad-libitum was used as control. The objectives of the study were to determine the feeding value of selected browses, their palatability and performance when growing goats (Small East African x Toggenburg) were offered the browse for...
ABSTRACT Indigenous chicken contribute significantly as a source of animal protein but productivity in Kenya is low due to inadequate feed supply and high cost of commercial feed. Prosopis juliflora pods is an alternative local and nutritive feed resource that can be used as a feed ingredient in poultry to increase productivity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess performance of laying improved Indigenous Chicken (IC) fed on diets containing ground mature Prosopis juliflora pods (...
ABSTRACT Indigenous chicken (IC) depend on nutrients they scavenge for growth and egg production. Scavenging alone does not provide sufficient nutrients for both maintenance and high production. Feeding interventions to improve on productivity have been applied uniformly without considering the different growth phases though IC exhibit points of low and high rates of growth along their growth curves. A study was designed to provide a scientific basis for feeding strategies that exploit the p...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at assessing the extent to which probiotics are used in the poultry feed industry in Kenya and their efficacies in broiler diets. In experiment 1, two surveys involving 100 Agro Vets and 36 Poultry farmers were carried out. 16 products were being sold as probiotics in Agro Vets in Kiambu County. The actual trade names of the probiotics are coded as Products 1 to 16 (see Appendix 3). It was found that 74.4% of the farmers used probiotics. The most commonly used b...
More than 78% of the households own livestock in South Sudan. Livestock, particularly cattle, goats and sheep, are an important social and economic asset in South Sudan. Goats are important and are predominant in most rural households with estimated population of 12.5 million heads. Despite the vast potential livestock contribution to the rural household development, livestock products (milk and meat) do not meet the local demands due to low productivity. The available seasonal feed reso...