Effects of Wafer As Dry Season Supplement on Uda Sheep Performance in Semi Arid, Nigeria

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Wafer
• Dry season performance
• Uda sheep

Kurak Mevsim Takviyesi Olarak Gofretin Yarı Kurak, Nijerya'da Uda Koyun Performansına Etkileri

Öz

Çalışma, yarı kurak, Kano, Nijerya'da mineral bazlı gofret ile takviye edilmiş otlayan Uda koçlarının performansını değerlendirmek için yapılmıştır. Rasyonların ortalama analiz sonuçları, tüm gofret örneklerinde kuru madde (KM) değerlerinin benzer olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Aynı şekilde kül için elde edilen değerler de benzerdir. Üre ile muamelede ham protein oranı (%19.25) kontrol grubundan (%15.75) daha yüksek değerde bulunmuştur. Kontrol grubu en yüksek (%20.3) Ham Selüloz değerine sahiptir. Mineral esaslı gofret ile beslenen koçlarda canlı ağırlık değişimleri için elde edilen sonuçlar, Geç Kuru Sezon (GKS) ve Geç Islak Sezon (GIS) dönemlerinde önemli (P>0.05) farklılıklar ortaya koymamıştır. Üre+SSP uygulaması, deneme koçlarında daha yüksek canlı ağırlık değişiklikleri ile sonuçlanmıştır. Uygulanan muamelelerden bağımsız olarak, veriler, GIS sırasında yetiştirilen hayvanların GKS'den önemli ölçüde (P<0.05) ve daha yüksek günlük canlı ağırlık kazancına sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bu çalışmada gözlemlenen canlı ağırlık değişimleri için elde edilen değerlerin, GKS sırasında canlı ağırlık değişimlerindeki artışı ile hayvanın mineral takviyesine olumlu yanıt verdiği sonucuna varılabilir. Artışlar, üre+SSP muamelesinde kontrol grubuna göre %12,91 daha yüksekti. Bu nedenle, kuru mevsim takviyesi olarak üre + SSP'li mineral bazlı gofret formülasyonunun, Nijerya'nın yarı kurak bölgelerinde kuru mevsim boyunca canlıların hızlı büyümesini arttırdığı söylenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Gofret
• Kuru sezon performansı
• Uda koyunu

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