Nutrient intake, digestibility and nitrogen retention in indigenous goats fed on Acacia nilotica fruits treated for condensed tannins

Polyethylene glycol (PEG 4000), Browse PlusTM (BP), wood ash (WA) and boiling water were evaluated as tannin deactivation methods on tannins in Acacia nilotica fruits. Twenty four Matebele goats of mean body mass, 38.7 ± 3.12 kg, were used in a digestibility and nitrogen balance trial. A completely...

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Main Authors: Tshabalala, T., Sikosana, J. L. N., Chivandi, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Journal of Animal Science 2021
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0375-15892013000400002
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4341
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