@article{article_1190170, title={Effects of Wafer As Dry Season Supplement on Uda Sheep Performance in Semi Arid, Nigeria}, journal={Uluslararası Gıda Tarım ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={2}, pages={11–16}, year={2022}, author={Mohammed, H. B. and İmam, İbrahim El and Muhammad, I. R. and Baba, M.}, keywords={Wafer, Dry season performance, Uda sheep}, abstract={<div style="text-align:justify;">The present study was conducted to evaluate the performance of the grazing Uda rams supplemented with mineral based wafer in semi-arid, Kano, Nigeria. The result of the proximate analysis of the diets revealed that dry matter (DM) values were similar in all wafer samples. Similarly, the values obtained for ash were also similar. The treatment with urea had higher (19.25%) value of crude protein (CP), while the least (15.75%) value was obtained in the control. The control treatment had the highest (20.3%) value of CF The results obtained for live weight changes in rams fed mineral based wafer did not reveal any significant (P>0.05) differences during the Late Dry Season (LDS) and Late Wet Season (EWS). Urea+ SSP treatment resulted in higher live weight changes in the experimental rams. Irrespective of treatments offered, the data revealed that animals raised during EWS had significantly (P<0.05) higher daily liveweight gain than LDS.It can be concluded that values obtained for live weight changes observed in the present study revealed animal’s responded positively to mineral supplementation with increase in live weight changes during LDS. The increases were higher by 12.91% in urea+ SSP treatment compared to the control treatment. It is therefore recommended that the formulation of mineral based wafer with urea + SSP as a dry season supplement enhanced fast growth of the livestock during the dry season in semi arid zones of Nigeria. </div>}, number={2}, publisher={Bingol University}