COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF FORAGE GRASSES (MAIZE AND ELEPHANT GRASS) AND FORAGE LEGUMES (LABLAB AND MUCUNA)

dc.contributor.author	ABUBAKAR, S.A. AHMAD, M. Y ISHIAKU, Y. M HAMBALI, I IBRAHIM, A. M, DAHIRU, A. M SANI, S. S
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-09T19:44:10Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-09T19:44:10Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.description	National Animal Production Research Institute, Shika, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
dc.description.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).
dc.identifier.uri	https://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13097
dc.language.iso	en
dc.title	COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF FORAGE GRASSES (MAIZE AND ELEPHANT GRASS) AND FORAGE LEGUMES (LABLAB AND MUCUNA)
dc.type	Preprint

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