| Intake, growth and carcass yield of indigenous goats fed market wastes of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vines and scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum). | |
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PMID: 19396623 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Intake, growth and carcass yield of indigenous goats fed basal diets of market wastes of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vines (SPV) and scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) (SEP) were examined in two experiments. In experiment I, the effect of presentation method (chopping, hanging or adding molasses) on the intake of SEP and SPV was evaluated. Presentation method did not influence the intake of SPV while hanging resulted in the highest (P < 0.05) intake of SEP. In experiment II, 24 male growing goats were supplemented with a concentrate (25% cottonseed cake +75% maize bran) in four dietary groups: SEPD, SPVD, SEP+SPV and Control where elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) was offered as the roughage. SEP were offered by hanging, while SPV were chopped. The goats were slaughtered after 12 weeks of feeding. Goats in the SEPD group constantly lost weight, hence were not followed to the end. Average daily gain and hot carcass weight were highest (P < 0.05) in the SPVD group (44 g/d and 8.4 kg, respectively), but similar between the SEP+SPV (19 and 6.8) and Control (21 and 6.9) groups. In conclusion, SPV can support goat meat production where standard feed resources are scarce when fed with an energy-protein concentrate. SEP are poorly consumed by goats, hence cannot be used as their sole basal feed. |
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Authors:
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C B Katongole; F B Bareeba; E N Sabiiti; I Ledin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-04-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Tropical animal health and production Volume: 41 ISSN: 1573-7438 ISO Abbreviation: Trop Anim Health Prod Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-02 Completed Date: 2010-01-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1277355 Medline TA: Trop Anim Health Prod Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1623-31 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Animal Science, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. |
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Animal Feed Animal Husbandry Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animals Body Composition Diet / veterinary* Goats / growth & development* Ipomoea batatas* Male Solanum* Weight Gain |
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