Preference and Palatability of Indigenous and Exotic Acid Soil-tolerant Multipurpose Trees and Shrubs by West African Dwarf Sheep

u. i. oji; a. larbi; g. a. kalio

Preference and Palatability of Indigenous and Exotic Acid Soil-tolerant Multipurpose Trees and Shrubs by West African Dwarf Sheep

2013

u. i. oji | a. larbi | g. a. kalio

Eleven acid soil-tolerant multipurpose trees and shrubs (MPTS) were assessed for preference and palatability with mature West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep using the cafeteria method. About 500 g each of the MPTS were weighed in triplicates into plastic feeding troughs and randomly placed around the perimeter of a Panicum maximum paddock (25 m × 25 m). Five ewes averaging 25.24 ± 0.69 kg were allowed 4 h access to the browse species daily for 12 d. Dry matter intake differed (p A. cordifolia > L. leucoephala > B. monandra > D. guineensis > H. madagascariensis > T. tetraptera > T. africana > A. bella > B. grandiflora > C. calothyrsus

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G. A. Kalio, U. I. Oji, A. Larbi, 'Preference and Palatability of Indigenous and Exotic Acid Soil-tolerant Multipurpose Trees and Shrubs by West African Dwarf Sheep', Agroforestry Systems, vol. 67(2), pp.123-128, Springer Nature, 2013

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