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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Apori, S. O. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-06T10:19:11Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-06T10:19:11Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-11 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 23105496 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4468 | - |
| dc.description | 7p:, ill. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Digestibility trials were conducted by total collection method on Aspilia africana hay as complete feed for castrated goats. The goats had average weight of 22.5±0.58 kg and age of 18.0±0.57 months, respectively. The prepared Aspilia africana hay had a chemical composition of 10.56% crude protein, 28.3% acid detergent fibre, 31.8% neutral detergent fibre, and digestible energy of 3.45 kcal/g DM. The digestibility coefficients for feed dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fibre, neutral detergent fibre, and gross energy were 62.5±4.7, 78.85±4.59, 59.44±2.17, 63.3±1.44, and 66.47±2.54, respectively. The implications of these finding with regard to small ruminant production in West Africa are discussed | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Cape Coast | en_US |
| dc.title | Evaluation of nutritive value of aspilia africana: preliminary studies | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Department of Animal Science | |
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| Evaluation of nutritive.pdf | Article | 253.4 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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