Baiden et al., 2007. Livest. Res. Rural Dev., 19 (35)
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Baiden, R. Y. ; Rhule, S. W. A. ; Otsyina, H. R. ; Sottie, E. T. ; Ameleke, G., 2007. Performance of West African Dwarf sheep and goats fed varying levels of cassava pulp as a replacement for cassava peels. Livest. Res. Rural Dev., 19 (35)
Abstract
Cassava pulp, a by product from the starch industry, was evaluated as a substitute for cassava peels in diets for sheep and goats.
Inclusion levels of 15% and 30% pulp in the diet had no significant effect (P>0.05) on feed intake, digestibility, growth rate, feed conversion ratio and carcass weight. Packed Cell Volume (PCV) and haemoglobin (Hb) values were significantly higher (P<0.05 and P<0.01 respectively) for sheep on the 15% (PCV 34.3%; Hb 11.8g/100ml) and 30% (PCV 34.5%; Hb 11.4g/100ml) pulp diets compared to those on the 0% (PCV 28.5%; Hb 9.00g/100ml) pulp diet.
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Baiden et al., 2007