 | Abstract 38Studies on untreated crop residue utilization in Red Sokoto (Maradi) goats.Alhassan,-WS National Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu Bello University, Shika, Zaria, Nigeria. Goat production in the humid tropics. Proceedings of a workshop at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 20-24 July 1987 [edited by Smith, O.B.; Bosman, H.G.]. 1988, 62-66; 10 ref. Wageningen, Netherlands; Pudoc. Red Sokoto (Maradi) goats, 1 to 1.5 years old and body weight (BW) 14.6 to 18.5 kg were fed on sorghum stover, millet stover, maize stover, sorghum leaves, sorghum threshed panicle and maize husk and cowpea vine, cowpea leaves, cowpea shells and groundnut haulms. Mean DM intake for cereal crop residue ranged from 0.7% BW for maize stover to 2% for sorghum leaves (5.5% crude protein (CP)). For legume crop residues, DM intake ranged from 0.8% BW for cowpea vine (5.9% CP) to 3.4% BW for groundnut haulms (16.7% CP). Supplementation with cottonseed cake 128-208 g/head daily maintained body weight, and additional supplementation with 25% molasses further improved performance. This abstract relates to the following species:
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