Degradability characteristics of oats hay (harvested at milk stage), oats straw, wheat middlings and forage legumes (lablab (Lablab purpureus)) hay, leaves of sesbania (Sesbania sesban) and tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis)) were evaluated in three sheep given native hay supplemented with cott...
Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Degradability of forage protein supplements and their effects on the kinetics of digestion and passage]
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Degradability of forage protein supplements and their effects on the kinetics of digestion and passage
Twenty five rumen fistulated Ethiopian Menz sheep were used in a completely randomized block design to determine roughage utilization when different types of supplements (sesbania, leucaena, cotton seed cake (CSC) and forms (fresh or dry leucaena) were fed. The chemical composition, intake, diges...
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
This study was aimed at determining the effects of feeding an energy source on nitrogen utilization by Ethiopian Menz rams. Intake, digestibility, teff straw degradation, rumen pH and ammonia-nitrogen, nitrogen balance and purine derivatives were measured in the digestibility and nylon bag studie...
Bonsi, M.L.K.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[The effect of feeding cottonseed cake, sesbania or leucaena with crushed maize as supplement to teff straw]
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The effect of feeding cottonseed cake, sesbania or leucaena with crushed maize as supplement to teff straw
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
Twenty four Ethiopian highland Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen were allocated to 6 groups of 4 animals each on the basis of liveweight, age and body condition. The animals were group-fed an experimental diet consisting of 551g/kg concentrate and 449 g/kg teff straw, at the rate of 2.5 kg per 100 kg of li...
Osuji, P.O.
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Capper, B.
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[Effect of age on fattening and body condition of draught oxen fed teff straw (Eragrostis teff) based diets]
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Effect of age on fattening and body condition of draught oxen fed teff straw (Eragrostis teff) based diets
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of supplementation with fodder tree leaves on the utilization of teff straw. This was aimed at testing the hypothesis that forage supplements (e.g. sesbania) that disappear faster from the rumen compared with those that disappear slowly (eg...
Bonsi, M.L.K.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tuah, A.K.
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[Graded levels of Sesbania sesban and Leucaena leucocephala as supplements to teff straw fed to Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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Graded levels of Sesbania sesban and Leucaena leucocephala as supplements to teff straw fed to Ethiopian Menz sheep
The effect on body composition and carcass components of highland Zebu Bas indicus) oxen fed tef 'j' straw as basal diet and varying level of wheat bran as supplement was investigated. Fifty four castrated Zebu oxen, of 5-6 years age and similar body condition were allocated to three treatment gr...
Wolde-Michael, T.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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[Effect of wheat bran supplementation at graded levels on changes in physical body composition in teff straw (Eragrostis tef) fed Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen of the Ethiopian highlands]
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Effect of wheat bran supplementation at graded levels on changes in physical body composition in teff straw (Eragrostis tef) fed Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen of the Ethiopian highlands
The experiment was carried-out at the ILRI Debre Zeit Research Station in Ethiopia. Sixty three Ethiopian Highland Zebu Bos indicus) oxen were ranked by weight and blocked in a completely randomized block design. Nine representative oxen from various blocks were slaughtered as the initial slaught...
Wolde-Michael, T.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Yami, A.
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[Effect of wheat bran supplementation on feed intake, body weight change and retained energy in the carcass of Ethiopian highland Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen fed teff straw (Eragrostis tef) as basal diet]
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Effect of wheat bran supplementation on feed intake, body weight change and retained energy in the carcass of Ethiopian highland Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen fed teff straw (Eragrostis tef) as basal diet
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[The degradability of fruits and leaves of browses and the effects of associative supplementation with browses and oilseed cake on the utilization of teff straw]
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The degradability of fruits and leaves of browses and the effects of associative supplementation with browses and oilseed cake on the utilization of teff straw