Effects of ensiling cassava peels on some fermentation characteristics and growth performance of sheep on-farm

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity for Development Studiesen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4314/gjas.v55i2.9en
cg.issn0855-0042en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalGhana Journal of Agricultural Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriCROPSen
cg.subject.ilriENVIRONMENTen
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen
cg.subject.ilriSHEEPen
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTSen
cg.volume55en
dc.contributor.authorNiayale, R.en
dc.contributor.authorAddah, W.en
dc.contributor.authorAyantunde, Augustine A.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-08T08:14:03Zen
dc.date.available2021-02-08T08:14:03Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111197
dc.titleEffects of ensiling cassava peels on some fermentation characteristics and growth performance of sheep on-farmen
dcterms.abstractThis study determined the effect of drying or ensiling cassava peels on some conservation characteristics and growth performance of sheep. Fresh peels were either sun-dried to a DM of 904 g/kg or ensiled for 45 days for determination of some chemical and microbial characteristics, and growth performance of sheep. 45 Djallonké sheep were randomly assigned to three supplementary dietary treatments (Control and dried or ensiled) and fed for 70 days. Ensiling reduced the pH from 5.65 in the fresh peel to 4.15 compared to 6.15 in the dried peel. Crude protein (CP) increased from 45±0.44 g/kg DM in the fresh peel to 46±0.48 and 52±0.88 g/kg DM in the dried and ensiled peel, respectively. Reduction in neutral detergent fibre concentration was greater by ensiling than by drying. However, a greater (P = 0.001) reduction in HCN concentration was achieved by drying than by ensiling. Moulds were greater (P = 0.011) in the ensiled than dry peels. Average daily weight gain was higher (P = 0.031) for sheep offered the ensiled than the dried or Control diet. In conclusion, sun-drying was more effective at reducing HCN concentration whereas ensiling improved the CP content of cassava peels and growth performance of sheep.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.alternativeTesting other titleen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2020-12-24en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNiayale, R., Addah, W. and Ayantunde, A.A. 2020. Effects of ensiling cassava peels on some fermentation characteristics and growth performance of sheep on-farm. Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 55(2): 107–121.en
dcterms.extentp. 107-121en
dcterms.issued2020-12-24en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherAfrican Journals Onlineen
dcterms.subjectcropsen
dcterms.subjectsheepen
dcterms.subjectcassavaen
dcterms.subjectanimal feedingen
dcterms.subjectfeedsen
dcterms.subjectcrop residuesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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