ABSTRACT
The objectives of this study were to quantify and characterize the nutritional content of milled Senegalia mellifera milled biomass obtained from nine blocks at Neudamm farm and to determine the dry matter intake (DMI), apparent digestibility and nitrogen retention in female Boer goats fed with Senegalia mellifera bush based feeds. Wood ash (WA), Polyethylene glycol (PEG, 6 000) and Biochar were evaluated as tannin deactivation methods. The milled biomass of S. mellifera was mixed using a clean concrete mixer with the following ingredients: yellow maize meal, liquid molasses; Marula oil press cake and coarse salt to formulate a complete diet with 14%CP and 11MJ ME/kg. Detannification treatments methods were added at a level of 5 g per day during feeding time. Eight (8) female Boer goats, with an average initial body mass of 31.5 kg (± 2.5 kg), were used in the feeding experiment. The goats were penned individually in metabolic cages measuring 120 cm long, 54 cm wide and 90 cm above the ground, allowing for the total collection of faeces and urine separately. Clean water was available ad libitum to the goats during the entire feeding experiment. The goats were fed in a 4x4 cross over Latin square design with four periods of experimental feeding. Each period lasted for 17 days, resulting in 68 days of experimental feeding. The goats were fed twice daily at 09:00h and 16:00h. The level of dry matter (DM) of feed offered was 4% of body weight.
EPAFRAS, A (2021). Quantification And Characterization Of Nutrients In Senegalia Mellifera Milled Biomass, Feed Intake And Nitrogen Balance In Female Boer Goats Fed With Senegalia Mellifera Bush-Based Feeds.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/quantification-and-characterization-of-nutrients-in-senegalia-mellifera-milled-biomass-feed-intake-and-nitrogen-balance-in-female-boer-goats-fed-with-senegalia-mellifera-bush-based-feeds
EPAFRAS, ANDREAS "Quantification And Characterization Of Nutrients In Senegalia Mellifera Milled Biomass, Feed Intake And Nitrogen Balance In Female Boer Goats Fed With Senegalia Mellifera Bush-Based Feeds." Afribary. Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/quantification-and-characterization-of-nutrients-in-senegalia-mellifera-milled-biomass-feed-intake-and-nitrogen-balance-in-female-boer-goats-fed-with-senegalia-mellifera-bush-based-feeds. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
EPAFRAS, ANDREAS . "Quantification And Characterization Of Nutrients In Senegalia Mellifera Milled Biomass, Feed Intake And Nitrogen Balance In Female Boer Goats Fed With Senegalia Mellifera Bush-Based Feeds.". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/quantification-and-characterization-of-nutrients-in-senegalia-mellifera-milled-biomass-feed-intake-and-nitrogen-balance-in-female-boer-goats-fed-with-senegalia-mellifera-bush-based-feeds >.
EPAFRAS, ANDREAS . "Quantification And Characterization Of Nutrients In Senegalia Mellifera Milled Biomass, Feed Intake And Nitrogen Balance In Female Boer Goats Fed With Senegalia Mellifera Bush-Based Feeds." Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/quantification-and-characterization-of-nutrients-in-senegalia-mellifera-milled-biomass-feed-intake-and-nitrogen-balance-in-female-boer-goats-fed-with-senegalia-mellifera-bush-based-feeds