The effects of supplementing maize stover with Gliricidia Clitotria or Mucuna on performance of lactating jersey cows in the coastal lowland of Kenya.

Juma H.K., . and S.A. Abdulrazak, . and Muinga R.W., . and Ambula M.K., . (2004) The effects of supplementing maize stover with Gliricidia Clitotria or Mucuna on performance of lactating jersey cows in the coastal lowland of Kenya. [Proceedings Paper]

A study was carried out to evaluate Mucuna Mucuna pruriens and Clitotria Clitotria ternatea in comparison with Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium on their effects on dairy animal performance when the animals were offered a poor quality basal diet maize stover. Gliricidia the recommended legume in the coastal lowland Kenya for supplementation to poor quality forages in dairy feeding was used as the baseline for comparison. Twelve lactating Jersey cows were divided into four groups balanced for live-weight and milk yield. They were fed maize stover ad libitum and 3 kg of maize bran daily. Three of the groups were supplemented with 8 kg fresh weight of Mucuna Clitotria or Gliricidia. Data were collected for seven weeks and subjected to analysis of covariance using General Linear Model of SAS package with days in milk and parity as covariates. Supplementation of maize stover with any of the three legumes depressed intake of the basal diet probably due to substitution effect it however it resulted in overall increase of total dry matter intake TDMI and total organic matter intake TOMI. Dry matter digestibility DMD and organic matter digestibility were improved by legume supplementation. This could be due to improved rumen environment that enhances rumen microbial activity. Milk yield TDMI TOMI OMD and DMD were not significantly different between the treatments that were supplemented with any of three legumes.

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A study was carried out to evaluate Mucuna Mucuna pruriens and Clitotria Clitotria ternatea in comparison with Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium on their effects on dairy animal performance when the animals were offered a poor quality basal diet maize stover. Gliricidia the recommended legume in the coastal lowland Kenya for supplementation to poor quality forages in dairy feeding was used as the baseline for comparison. Twelve lactating Jersey cows were divided into four groups balanced for live-weight and milk yield. They were fed maize stover ad libitum and 3 kg of maize bran daily. Three of the groups were supplemented with 8 kg fresh weight of Mucuna Clitotria or Gliricidia. Data were collected for seven weeks and subjected to analysis of covariance using General Linear Model of SAS package with days in milk and parity as covariates. Supplementation of maize stover with any of the three legumes depressed intake of the basal diet probably due to substitution effect it however it resulted in overall increase of total dry matter intake TDMI and total organic matter intake TOMI. Dry matter digestibility DMD and organic matter digestibility were improved by legume supplementation. This could be due to improved rumen environment that enhances rumen microbial activity. Milk yield TDMI TOMI OMD and DMD were not significantly different between the treatments that were supplemented with any of three legumes.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Summary En
AGROVOC Term:	ANIMAL FEEDING
AGROVOC Term:	MUCUNA PRURIENS
AGROVOC Term:	GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM
AGROVOC Term:	ANIMAL PERFORMANCE
AGROVOC Term:	COWS
AGROVOC Term:	LOWLAND
AGROVOC Term:	DIET TREATMENT
AGROVOC Term:	KENYA
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16762

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