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_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity for Development Studiesen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestocken_US
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4314/gjas.v55i2.9en_US
cg.issn0855-0042en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalGhana Journal of Agricultural Scienceen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriCROPSen_US
cg.subject.ilriENVIRONMENTen_US
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen_US
cg.subject.ilriSHEEPen_US
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTSen_US
cg.volume55en_US
dc.contributor.authorNiayale, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAddah, W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAyantunde, Augustine A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-08T08:14:03Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-02-08T08:14:03Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111197en_US
dc.titleEffects of ensiling cassava peels on some fermentation characteristics and growth performance of sheep on-farmen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.alternativeTesting other titleen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2020-12-24en_US
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_US
dcterms.extentp. 107-121en_US
dcterms.issued2020-12-24en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherAfrican Journals Onlineen_US
dcterms.subjectcropsen_US
dcterms.subjectsheepen_US
dcterms.subjectcassavaen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal feedingen_US
dcterms.subjectfeedsen_US
dcterms.subjectcrop residuesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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