Performance haematological parameters and faecal egg count of semi-intensively managed West African dwarf sheep to varying levels of cassava leaves and peels supplementation


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Fasae O. A., . and Amos A. O., . and Owodunni A., . and Yusuf A. O., . Performance haematological parameters and faecal egg count of semi-intensively managed West African dwarf sheep to varying levels of cassava leaves and peels supplementation. pp. 71-81.

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Thirty West African dwarf (WAD) sheep aged 18-24 months with average weight of 17.960.89kg managed under semi-intensive system were used in a 56-day experiment to investigate the effects of varying levels of cassava leaves (CL) and cassava peels (CPL) supplementation on the performance haematological indices and faecal egg count of sheep. Animals were subjected to 6 dietary treatments of 100 CL 100 CPL 75 CL/25 CPL 25 CL/75 CPL 50 CL/50 CPL and natural pasture (0 CL/0 CPL) in a complete randomized design. Results showed that weight gain (g/day) varied(P0.05) across treatments from 26.25 to 44.64 with sheep supplemented with 75CL/25CPL having the highest (P 0.05) growth rate and the least values observed in sheep on control treatment. The dry matter and crude protein digestibilities were least (P0.05) in sheep supplemented with 100CPL relative to other treatments. The white blood cells and total protein of sheep varied (P0.05) across treatments while supplementary diets of CL reduced faecal egg count in sheep. It was therefore concluded that the performance of sheep managed under the semi-intensive system grazing natural pasture could further be enhanced through the supplementation of cassava leaves and peels with dietary levels of 75 CL/25 CPL recommended for sheeps optimum performance.


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Abstract

Thirty West African dwarf (WAD) sheep aged 18-24 months with average weight of 17.960.89kg managed under semi-intensive system were used in a 56-day experiment to investigate the effects of varying levels of cassava leaves (CL) and cassava peels (CPL) supplementation on the performance haematological indices and faecal egg count of sheep. Animals were subjected to 6 dietary treatments of 100 CL 100 CPL 75 CL/25 CPL 25 CL/75 CPL 50 CL/50 CPL and natural pasture (0 CL/0 CPL) in a complete randomized design. Results showed that weight gain (g/day) varied(P0.05) across treatments from 26.25 to 44.64 with sheep supplemented with 75CL/25CPL having the highest (P 0.05) growth rate and the least values observed in sheep on control treatment. The dry matter and crude protein digestibilities were least (P0.05) in sheep supplemented with 100CPL relative to other treatments. The white blood cells and total protein of sheep varied (P0.05) across treatments while supplementary diets of CL reduced faecal egg count in sheep. It was therefore concluded that the performance of sheep managed under the semi-intensive system grazing natural pasture could further be enhanced through the supplementation of cassava leaves and peels with dietary levels of 75 CL/25 CPL recommended for sheeps optimum performance.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Sheep
AGROVOC Term: Cassava
AGROVOC Term: Lysine
AGROVOC Term: Tryptophan
AGROVOC Term: Isoleucine
AGROVOC Term: Methionine
AGROVOC Term: Feed intake
AGROVOC Term: Digestibility
AGROVOC Term: Blood coagulation
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21377

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