Nutrient digestibility, performance and serum metabolite assay of sheep fed silage supplemented with shrimp waste
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https://doi.org/10.4025/actascianimsci.v48.i1.75231Keywords:
shrimp processing; silage making; guinea grass; sheep; performance; blood chemistry.Abstract
This study aims to estimate the nutrient digestibility, performance and serum metabolites of sheep fed guinea grass silage supplemented with shrimp waste meal (SWM). A total of sixteen West African Dwarf male sheep of 18 months old, with average weight of 20.25±0.08 kg were randomly assigned according to weight into four treatments, with four sheep per treatment in a completely randomized design, (T1 – 100% silage + 0% SWM, T2 – 95% silage + 5% SWM, T3 – 90% silage + 10% SWM and T4 – 85% silage + 15% SWM). Data on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and serum metabolites were taken. Analysis of variance at p<0.05 was used for data analysis and Duncan Multiple Range Test for mean separation. There was a significant decrease (p<0.05) in the crude protein digestibility (90.02%) at 15% inclusion of shrimp waste. Total weight gain and total feed intake were higher in sheep fed 10% of SWM compared to others. Higher total protein, albumin and urea were observed in sheep fed diet with 0% SWM and 10% SWM. It was concluded from this study that growth performance, digestibility and serum metabolites were best and without any adverse effect, when silage was supplemented with shrimp waste at 10% inclusion.
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