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Cassava Leaf Silage and Cassava Peel as Dry Season Feed for West African Dwarf Sheep

Authors: ADEYEYE Joshua , Anaeto, , Sawyerr , Alli, , Tayo Grace , Olarinmoye, A.o.

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Global Journal Of Science Frontier Research Agriculture And Veterinary Sciences

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Abstract

he study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of
feeding cassava leaf silage (CLS) and cassava peels (CP) on
performance characteristics and some haematological
parameters of West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep. Nine sheep
were randomly allotted into three treatments, with three sheep
per treatment. The control diet (T1) consisted of grass, while
sheep in (T2) and (T3) were fed with CLS and CP at 1.5% of
their body weight, respectively for a period of seven weeks.
The average daily weight gain, body length, withers height and
heart girth were measured at weekly intervals. In addition,
blood samples were collected at the beginning and end of the
experiment and analyzed for PCV, WBC, Lymphocyte and
Neutrophil count. Statistical analysis showed that animals fed
with CP had a significant weight gain (P<0> was no significant difference in wither height, body length and
heart girth, respectively. However, there was a significant
differences (P<0> measured. No mortality was recorded during the experiment. It
can be concluded that CLS and CP are good feed resources
for maintaining sheep during the dry season.

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ADEYEYE,J. Anaeto,,M. Sawyerr,A. Alli,,T. Tayo,G. Olarinmoye,,A. . (2013). Cassava Leaf Silage and Cassava Peel as Dry Season Feed for West African Dwarf Sheep, 13 (), 1-1.

ADEYEYE,J. Anaeto,,M. Sawyerr,A. Alli,,T. Tayo,G. Olarinmoye,,A. . "Cassava Leaf Silage and Cassava Peel as Dry Season Feed for West African Dwarf Sheep" 13, no (), (2013): 1-1.

ADEYEYE,J. and Anaeto,,M. and Sawyerr,A. and Alli,,T. and Tayo,G. and Olarinmoye,,A. and . (2013). Cassava Leaf Silage and Cassava Peel as Dry Season Feed for West African Dwarf Sheep, 13 (), pp1-1.

ADEYEYEJ, Anaeto,M, SawyerrA, Alli,T, TayoG, Olarinmoye,A, . Cassava Leaf Silage and Cassava Peel as Dry Season Feed for West African Dwarf Sheep. 2013, 13 ():1-1.

ADEYEYE,Joshua , Anaeto,,M. , Sawyerr,A.f. , Alli,,T.r. , Tayo,Grace , and Olarinmoye,,A.o. . "Cassava Leaf Silage and Cassava Peel as Dry Season Feed for West African Dwarf Sheep", 13 . (2013) : 1-1.

A.Joshua A.M. S.A.f. A.T.r. T.Grace & O.A.o. , "Cassava Leaf Silage and Cassava Peel as Dry Season Feed for West African Dwarf Sheep" vol.13, no., pp. 1-1, 2013.

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