This study characterized the degradability of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and Dolichos lablab (Lablab purpureus) hays (trial 1) and the effect of these legumes on rumen ammonia concentration (RAC), particulate passage rate (K1) and intake (trial 2) and the degradability of teff (Eragrostis tef) st...
Ebro, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Yami, A.
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[The effect of supplementing teff (Eragrostis tef) straw with graded levels of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and lablab (Lablab purpureus) hays on degradation, rumen particulate passage and intake by crossbred (Friesian X Boran (Zebu)) calves]
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The effect of supplementing teff (Eragrostis tef) straw with graded levels of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and lablab (Lablab purpureus) hays on degradation, rumen particulate passage and intake by crossbred (Friesian X Boran (Zebu)) calves
Thirty-six male Ethiopian Menz sheep, given maize stover supplemented with either cottonseed cake, noug cake or sunflower cake with or without maize grain, were used in an 88-day study comprising growth and balance trials. There was no significant interactions. Sheep consumed significantly more s...
Osuji, P.O.
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Sibanda, S.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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[Supplementation of maize stover for Ethiopian Menz sheep: effects of cottonseed, noug (Guizotia abyssinica) or sunflower cake with or without maize on the intake, growth, apparent digestibility, nitrogen balance and excretion of purine derivatives]
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Supplementation of maize stover for Ethiopian Menz sheep: effects of cottonseed, noug (Guizotia abyssinica) or sunflower cake with or without maize on the intake, growth, apparent digestibility, nitrogen balance and excretion of purine derivatives
This study was aimed at evaluating (1) the dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) degradabilities (by sheep) of Sesbania sesban leaves, Acacia albida (Faidhabia albida), A. siberiana and a. tortilis fruits and (2) the effect of feeding a mixture of oilseed cake and tanniferous browses on the degradabil...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[The degradability by sheep of fruits of acacias and leaves of Sesbania sesban and the effects of supplementation with mixtures of browses and oilseed cake on the utilization of teff (Eragrostis tef) straw]
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The degradability by sheep of fruits of acacias and leaves of Sesbania sesban and the effects of supplementation with mixtures of browses and oilseed cake on the utilization of teff (Eragrostis tef) straw
The effect of different condensed tannins concentrations on protein metabolism from browse supplements was investigated in a 90-day trial using sixty-six male Ethiopian Menz sheeTeff straw (Eragrostis tef) was fed ad libitum (control diet), or supplemented with 190 g dried leaves of six Sesbania ...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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[Utilization of browse supplements with varying tannin levels by Ethiopian Menz shee2. Nitrogen metabolism]
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Utilization of browse supplements with varying tannin levels by Ethiopian Menz shee2. Nitrogen metabolism
This study evaluated the synergism between oilseed (50:50 noug (Guizotia abyssinica) and groundnut) cake (OSC) and tanniferous feeds (pods of Acacia albida and Sesbania sesban leaves) in two experiments. S. sesban has a lower content of soluble phenolics than A. albida pods (196 vs. 270 g/kg). Di...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Influence of feeding sheep on oilseed cake following the consumption of tanniferous feeds]
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Influence of feeding sheep on oilseed cake following the consumption of tanniferous feeds
This study examined the interaction of high energy substrates (ES: crushed maize grain (MG) and wheat bran (WB) with forage legumes (FLs), such as Lablab purpureus hay, sun dried leaves of Sesbania sesban and tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis), on ruminal microbial activity (indexed by the degra...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Bonsi, M.L.K.
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[The utilization of teff (Eragrostis tef) straw by sheep fed supplementary forage legumes with or without either crushed maize grain or wheat bran]
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The utilization of teff (Eragrostis tef) straw by sheep fed supplementary forage legumes with or without either crushed maize grain or wheat bran
This study investigated the effect of feeding oats hay alone or with 250 g of dolichos lablab (Lablab purpureus, 50 percent flowering at harvest) hay, wheat middlings, leaves of sesbania (Sesbania sesban) or tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) on the growth of 66 Ethiopian Menz sheep and the nutr...
Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Khalili, H.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Effect of supplementing oat hay with lablab, sesbania, tagasaste or wheat middlings on voluntary intake, N utilization and weight gain of Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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Effect of supplementing oat hay with lablab, sesbania, tagasaste or wheat middlings on voluntary intake, N utilization and weight gain of Ethiopian Menz sheep
The rumen degradation and gas production characteristics (methane, carbondioxide) of leaves of 20 accessions of multipurpose trees (MPTs) from six genera: Acacia, Cajanus, Chamaecytisus Link, Erythrina, Leaucaena and Sesbania and some poisonous plants were investigated in vitro and in sacco in ru...
Siaw, D.E.K.A.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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[Evaluation of multipurpose tree germplasm: The use of gas production and rumen degradation characteristics]
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Evaluation of multipurpose tree germplasm: The use of gas production and rumen degradation characteristics
Six cattle (3 Boran (Bos indicus) and 3 crossbred (Bos indicus X Bos taurus) were fasted for 20 days to estimate the effect of fasting on the excretion of nitrogen (N) and purine derivatives (PD) in the urine. PD excretion (y) for each genotype was related to time (t in days) by means of an expon...
Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Khalili, H.
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[Effect of fasting on the urinary excretion of nitrogen and purine derivatives by Zebu (Bos indicus) and crossbred (Bos indicus X Bos taurus) cattle]
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Effect of fasting on the urinary excretion of nitrogen and purine derivatives by Zebu (Bos indicus) and crossbred (Bos indicus X Bos taurus) cattle
Six rumen cannulated sheep (26.1 (s.d. 2.24 kg live weight) given maize stover ad libitum were supplemented with either sunflower cake (SFC), decorticated cottonseed (CSC) or noug cakes (NGC) with or without crushed maize grain. The 6x6 Latin-square experiment studied the degradation properties o...
Sibanda, S.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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[The degradation of oilseed cakes and their effects on the intake and rumen degradability of maize stover given to Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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The degradation of oilseed cakes and their effects on the intake and rumen degradability of maize stover given to Ethiopian Menz sheep