EFFICACY OF PALM KERNEL CAKE REPLACEMENT FOR CONVENTIONAL CONCENTRATE SUPPLEMENTATION IN SILAGE RATIONS OF LACTATING WAD GOAT

Olawoye, S.O. and Alabi, O.O. and Shoyombo, A.J. and Animashahun, R.A. and Okeniyi, F. A. and Falana, B.M (2020) EFFICACY OF PALM KERNEL CAKE REPLACEMENT FOR CONVENTIONAL CONCENTRATE SUPPLEMENTATION IN SILAGE RATIONS OF LACTATING WAD GOAT. In: 8th Asan-Nias Joint Annual Meeting, 8th –12th September 2019, International conference centre, Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, Abia.

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Abstract

A 112 day study was conducted to evaluate the effect of replacing Conventional Concentrate (CC) with (PKC) supplementation in silage rations of lactating West African Dwarf (WAD) does on dry matter intake, body weight, and weight of the kids. Twenty-five nursing does (WAD) weighing (10-13±1.38 kg) were randomly divided into five groups and assigned to five dietary supplement treatments in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) layout. Eachdoe and her suckling kidwas fed Pennisetumpurpuruemsilage with one of the five supplement diets (CC-PKC mixture: 100/0; 75/25; 50/50; 25/75 and 0/100). There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in the total DM intake among the treated groups when silage and supplements were fed. Weekly weight of dams fed in all group decreased throughout the trial (p>0.05) but animals that received 0%, 25%, and 50% PKCdisplayed weight values closer to their initial weight at the end of the experiment. Animals in all groups had reduced weight (p>0.05) at the end of trial with. Kids of does fed with experimental supplement gained (p<0.00) weight but kids of does from group fed 50/50 (CC/PKC) had highest (P0<0.05) live-weight (5.90kg). It could be concluded that 50% replacement of CC by PKC enhance optimal performance of lactating WAD doe goats of first parity fed CC and PKC alongside grass silage diet

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