PERFORMANCE OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF (WAD) GOATS FED GAMBA GRASS (Andropogon gayanus) SUPPLEMENTED WITH DIET CONTAINING TREATED AND UNTREATED SWEET ORANGE (Citrus sinensis) PEELS

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  • J. Oloche University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
  • O. I. A. Oluremi University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
  • S. S. Shaapera University of Agriculture, Makurdi.

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https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7863

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A total of nine male grower West African Dwarf (WAD) goats of about 7-9 months, weighing between 9.60-10.33kg were used to evaluate the performance of WAD goats fed Gamba grass and supplemented with diets containing 70% unfermented and 70% fermented sweet orange peel meal. The peels after collection were divided into two, one part was immediately sun-dried, while the other was fermented for 24 hours before sun-drying, thereafter, were separately crushed and used to compound three diets. These were T1, T2 and T, to contain 0% sweet orange peel meal (SOPM), 70% unfermented sweet orange peel meal (UFSOPM) and 70% fermented sweet orange peel meal (FSOPM) respectively. These were used to feed the animals in a completely randomized design. Results showed that there were no significant differences (p>0.05) among the treatments in all the parameters measured. Since there was no any particular advantage between treated and untreated sweet orange peels, any of the treatments could be used as supplement for goats on forage.

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    Department of Animal Production

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    Department of Animal Nutrition

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    Department of Animal Production

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2024-07-25

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2015: NSAP 2015 Proceedings

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PERFORMANCE OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF (WAD) GOATS FED GAMBA GRASS (Andropogon gayanus) SUPPLEMENTED WITH DIET CONTAINING TREATED AND UNTREATED SWEET ORANGE (Citrus sinensis) PEELS. (2024). Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 488-490. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7863