Influence of urea-fortified corncob diets on growth performance and carcass characteristics in West African dwarf goats

Authors :: U. M. Kolo
M. B. Yousuf
A. A. Adeloye
University of Maiduguri and University of Ilorin
Source :: Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science; Vol 10, No 2 (2018); 271-281
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: African Journals Online (AJOL), 2019.
Abstract: The experiment was carried out to determine the effect of urea-fortified concentrate corncob diets on growth performance and carcass characteristics of West African dwarf (WAD) goats. Fifteen WAD goats with an average weight of 9.33 kg were studied. The animals were weighted and randomly assigned to five (5) treatments in a completely randomized design (CRD). The treatments were of different levels i.e. 0%, 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% of urea in corncob-based concentrate diets. Results showed variation (P

Subjects :: food and beverages
Corncob
Biology
Dwarf goats
Feed conversion ratio
West african
chemistry.chemical_compound
Animal science
chemistry
Carcass characteristics
Urea
West African Dwarf Goats
Nigeria
medicine
Dry matter
medicine.symptom
Weight gain
Completely randomized design

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