COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF FORAGE GRASSES (MAIZE AND ELEPHANT GRASS) AND FORAGE LEGUMES (LABLAB AND MUCUNA)
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF FORAGE GRASSES (MAIZE AND ELEPHANT GRASS) AND FORAGE LEGUMES (LABLAB AND MUCUNA)
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2002
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ABUBAKAR, S.A. AHMAD, M. Y ISHIAKU, Y. M HAMBALI, I IBRAHIM, A. M, DAHIRU, A. M SANI, S. S
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Abstract
The study was conducted to evaluate and compare the nutritional value of maize (Zea maise) and
Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum)forages and lablab (Lablab purpureum) and mucuna (Mucuna
pruriens)as animal feed. Twelve week post-planted forages were sampled in three replicates. Subsamples
were taken and oven dry 65˚C for 48hrs and constantly weight for dry matter determination.
Thereafter, proximate and fibre fractions were determined. The results revealed that maize forage had
significant higher DM and CF compared to elephant grass while elephant grass forage had higher CP,
EE, Ash, NFE, ADF, AND and NDF(12.01%, 2.12%, 2.40%, 72.76%, 54.87% and 40.70%
respectively). In contrast, lablab had higher CF, NDF and ADF than mucuna. Mucuna forage on the
other hand had higher CP, EE and Ash (27.33%, .177% and 4.93% respectively).
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National Animal Production Research Institute, Shika, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria