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Effect of feeding maize fiber in wet, dry and silage form with cotton cake supplementation on intake, nutrient utilization and performance in Nellore Brown sheep

author(s) Ramana Reddy, Y. - Khan, A.A. - Sharada, P. - Ravi, D. - Prasad, Kodukula V.S.V. - Blümmel, Michael
from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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Ramana Reddy, Y., Khan, A.A., Sharada, P., Ravi, D., Prasad, K.V.S.V., Ramana and BIummel, M. 2016. Effect of feeding maize fiber in wet, dry and silage form with cotton cake supplementation on intake, nutrient utilization and performance in Nellore Brown sheep. Paper presented at Animal Nutrition Society of India Conference, Karnal, India, 6-8 February 2016.
Effect of feeding maize fiber in wet, dry and silage form with cotton cake supplementation on intake, nutrient utilization and performance in Nellore Brown sheep

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Abstract

Maize fiber was evaluated in wet, dry and silage form with 200
g cotton cake supplementation in growing Nellore Brown ram
lambs (24.8±0.96) using six sheep per treatment in a growth-cummetabolism
trial of 90 days with collection of feed, leftover, feces and
urine samples during the last ten days. Average daily gain (g), nutrient
digestibility (OM, CP, NDF, ADF) tended to be higher (P = 0.07 to 0.09)
and intake of OM, DOM, CP (gld) and ME (MJ!d) and nitrogen retention
were significantly (P = 0. 0002 to 0. 002) higher in lambs when fed
maize fiber in silage rather than in wet and dry form. Depending on
input such as labor required ensilaging or drying of maize fiber seems
an economically more beneficial and from a food security point of
view a safer way than feeding wet maize fiber.

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