Isah, O. A., Babayemi, O. J. (2010). Nutrient Degradability and Performance by the West African Dwarf Goats Fed Rumen Epithelium-based Diets. , 12(3), 289-297.
O. A. Isah; O. J. Babayemi. "Nutrient Degradability and Performance by the West African Dwarf Goats Fed Rumen Epithelium-based Diets". , 12, 3, 2010, 289-297.
Isah, O. A., Babayemi, O. J. (2010). 'Nutrient Degradability and Performance by the West African Dwarf Goats Fed Rumen Epithelium-based Diets', , 12(3), pp. 289-297.
Isah, O. A., Babayemi, O. J. Nutrient Degradability and Performance by the West African Dwarf Goats Fed Rumen Epithelium-based Diets. , 2010; 12(3): 289-297.

Nutrient Degradability and Performance by the West African Dwarf Goats Fed Rumen Epithelium-based Diets

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Article 4, Volume 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-297    PDF (740.45 K)
Authors
O. A. Isah1; O. J. Babayemi* 2
1Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
2Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Abstract
Nutritive value of Rumen Epithelial Scraping (REP) was assessed using in sacco and in vivo procedures. Concentrates were so formulated that 0% (A), 35% (B), 70% (C), and 100% (D) of Soybean Meal (SBM), were replaced (weight for weight) with REP. In a completely randomized design, 16 West African Dwarf (WAD) goats were randomly allocated to the experimental diets to assess feed intake and digestibility. In a second trial, the concentrates, SBM and the REP were degraded in the rumen of fistulated goats to determine Dry Matter (DM) and Crude Protein (CP) degradability. No significant difference (P< 0.05) was observed in DM and CP consumption of goats on the various dietary treatments. The variation observed for digestible DM and CP among diets were significant (P< 0.05). The highest value of digestibility coefficients of DM and CP were observed in diet B (77.72% and 79.2% respectively). There were significant differences observed (P< 0.05) in the DM and CP degradation characteristics of the different samples incubated in the rumen of goats. Rumen epithelial waste contained more soluble fractions (30.13% DM and 71.04% CP) than soybean meal (29.82% DM and 18.6% CP), and it was shown that increasing REP in the concentrate increases the soluble DM and CP (P< 0.05). The results indicated that REP is nutritive and can replace SBM at reasonable levels in goat production enterprise.
Keywords
Rumen epithelium; degradability; dietary protein; WAD goats
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