Research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance
An experiment was conducted to determine intake and liveweight gain of sheep fed maize, sorghum, lablab-maize and lablab-sorghum silages (20 and 40% lablab) in a completely randomised design with 6 treatments. The maize and sorghum were mixed with lablab before ensiling and the silages were fed to s...
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| author | Ngongoni, N. T. Mwale, M. Mapiye, C. Moyo, M. T. Hamudikuwanda, H. Titterton, M. |
| author_facet | Ngongoni, N. T. Mwale, M. Mapiye, C. Moyo, M. T. Hamudikuwanda, H. Titterton, M. |
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| description | An experiment was conducted to determine intake and liveweight gain of sheep fed maize, sorghum, lablab-maize and lablab-sorghum silages (20 and 40% lablab) in a completely randomised design with 6 treatments. The maize and sorghum were mixed with lablab before ensiling and the silages were fed to sheep for 21 days. Silage intake increased with increase in legume inclusion level (P<0.05). Intake of maize-based silages was higher than that of sorghum-based silages. While sheep fed the straight cereal diets lost weight, liveweight change improved as the level of lablab inclusion increased (P<0.05). The fi ndings confi rm that legume inclusion with maize and sorghum forages when ensiling improves
silage intake and enhances ruminant animal performance. Long-term feeding experiments using a combination of cereals and legumes with different ruminant species are required to validate these preliminary fi ndings. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-42442022-06-27T13:49:06Z Research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance Ngongoni, N. T. Mwale, M. Mapiye, C. Moyo, M. T. Hamudikuwanda, H. Titterton, M. Liveweight gain Sheep Sheep performance An experiment was conducted to determine intake and liveweight gain of sheep fed maize, sorghum, lablab-maize and lablab-sorghum silages (20 and 40% lablab) in a completely randomised design with 6 treatments. The maize and sorghum were mixed with lablab before ensiling and the silages were fed to sheep for 21 days. Silage intake increased with increase in legume inclusion level (P<0.05). Intake of maize-based silages was higher than that of sorghum-based silages. While sheep fed the straight cereal diets lost weight, liveweight change improved as the level of lablab inclusion increased (P<0.05). The fi ndings confi rm that legume inclusion with maize and sorghum forages when ensiling improves silage intake and enhances ruminant animal performance. Long-term feeding experiments using a combination of cereals and legumes with different ruminant species are required to validate these preliminary fi ndings. 2021-05-24T13:28:57Z 2021-05-24T13:28:57Z 2008 Article https://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/public/journals/4/Historic/Tropical%20Grasslands%20Journal%20archive/PDFs/Vol_42_2008/Vol42_03_2008_pp188_192.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4244 en Tropical Grasslands;Vol. 42: p. 188-192 open Tropical Grasslands |
| spellingShingle | Liveweight gain Sheep Sheep performance Ngongoni, N. T. Mwale, M. Mapiye, C. Moyo, M. T. Hamudikuwanda, H. Titterton, M. Research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance |
| title | Research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance |
| title_full | Research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance |
| title_fullStr | Research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance |
| title_short | Research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance |
| title_sort | research note: inclusion of lablab in maize and sorghum silages improves sheep performance |
| topic | Liveweight gain Sheep Sheep performance |
| url | https://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/public/journals/4/Historic/Tropical%20Grasslands%20Journal%20archive/PDFs/Vol_42_2008/Vol42_03_2008_pp188_192.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4244 |
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