Effects of feeding different varieties of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) straws with concentrate supplement on feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain and carcass characteristics of Arsi-Bale sheep

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationOromia Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationSinana Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationHawassa Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
cg.contributor.affiliationAgricultural Transformation Agency, Ethiopiaen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierTeklu Wegi: 0000-0002-7418-3669
cg.creator.identifierBarbara Rischkowsky: 0000-0002-0035-471X
cg.creator.identifierJane Wamatu: 0000-0003-3544-6718
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.17.0736en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1976-5517en
cg.issue8en
cg.journalAsian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciencesen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriCROPSen
cg.subject.ilriLEGUMESen
cg.subject.ilriSHEEPen
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTSen
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen
cg.volume31en
dc.contributor.authorWegi, Tekluen
dc.contributor.authorTolera, Adugnaen
dc.contributor.authorWamatu, Janeen
dc.contributor.authorAnimut, Getachewen
dc.contributor.authorRischkowsky, Barbara A.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-08T13:09:31Zen
dc.date.available2018-12-08T13:09:31Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/98494
dc.titleEffects of feeding different varieties of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) straws with concentrate supplement on feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain and carcass characteristics of Arsi-Bale sheepen
dcterms.abstractA study was conducted to evaluate the varietal differences among faba bean straws and also to assess the potentials of faba bean straws supplemented with concentrate fed at the rate 70% straws and 30% concentrate mixture on feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain and carcass characteristics of the animals.Forty yearling Arsi-Bale sheep with initial body weight of 19.85±0.29 kg (mean± standard deviation) were grouped in a randomized complete block design into eight blocks of five animals each based on their initial body weight. Straws included in the study were from Mosisa (T1M), Walki (T2W), Degaga (T3D), Shallo (T4S), and local (T5L) varieties of faba bean and concentrate (2:1 ratio of wheat bran to "noug" seed cake). The experiment consisted of seven days of digestibility and 90 days of feeding trials followed by evaluation of carcass parameters at the end.Local variety had lower (p<0.05) in grain and straw yield compared to improved varieties but higher in crude protein, metabolizable energy contents and in vitro organic matter digestibility. The apparent digestibility of dry matter and crude protein of sheep fed Walki and Mosisa straws were higher than (p<0.05) straws from Shallo varieties. Sheep fed Walki straw had greater (p<0.05) dry matter intake, average daily gain and feed conversion efficiency than sheep fed local and Shallo straws. Slaughter body weight and empty body weight were higher (p<0.05) for sheep fed Mosisa and Walki straws as compared to sheep fed Shallo straws. Apart from this, the other carcass components were not affected (p>0.05) by variety of the faba bean straws.There is significant varietal differences between faba bean straws both in quality and quantity. Similarly, significant variation was observed in feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain and feed conversion efficiency among sheep fed different straws of faba bean varieties with concentrate supplement. Based on these results, Walki and Mosisa varieties could be recommended as pulse crop rotation with cereals in the study area.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2018-08-31
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWegi, T., Tolera, A., Wamatu, J., Animut, G. and Rischkowsky, B. 2018. Effects of feeding different varieties of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) straws with concentrate supplement on feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain and carcass characteristics of Arsi-Bale sheep. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 31(8):1221-1229.en
dcterms.extentpp. 1221-1229en
dcterms.issued2017-12-19
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.publisherAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societiesen
dcterms.subjectanimal feedingen
dcterms.subjectcropsen
dcterms.subjectlegumesen
dcterms.subjectsheepen
dcterms.subjectsmall ruminantsen
dcterms.subjectfeedsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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