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Research Paper | Agricultural Engineering | Volume 6 Issue 5, May 2017 | Pages: 2507 - 2513 | Malaysia
Availability of Browse Plants to Goats Fed with Napier Grass: Voluntary Feed Intake and Effects on Body Weight
Abstract: Plants with varying level of tannins were offered to goats 4-6 months old fed with napier grass (Pennisetumpurpureum) and palm kernel cake (PKC) -based pellet. Voluntary feed intake (VFI) of offered plants on the 3rd week of feeding was highest for Artocarpusheterophyllus and Leucaenaleucocephala (48 and 36 g/kg0.75 body weight (BW)). Sapiumbaccatum, Brachiariadecumbens, Micaniamicrantha and Musa sp. had VFI of 34, 33, 33 and 31 g/kg0.75 BW respectively whereas VFI for Cyprus kyllinga, Melastomamalabathricum and Dilleniasuffruticosa were amongst the lowest (24, 22 and 20 g/kg0.75 BW respectively). Animals offered with L. leucocephala and A. heterophyllushad increased BW gain (8.8 and 7.9 kg respectively, p
Keywords: browse plants, condensed tannin, hydrolysable tannin, feed intake, body weight gain
How to Cite?: Meriksa Sembiring, Ahmad SalihinHj Baba, Donatus Dahang, "Availability of Browse Plants to Goats Fed with Napier Grass: Voluntary Feed Intake and Effects on Body Weight", Volume 6 Issue 5, May 2017, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 2507-2513, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=9051704, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/9051704