Table 3: Daily dry matter and nutrient intakes of local sheep fed hay and supplemented with a concentrate mixture, Atella, Faidherbiaalbida and Sesbania sesban leaves.
Intake (g/day) |
Treatment Feeds |
T1
|
T2
|
T3
|
T4
|
SEM |
SL |
DM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hay DM |
398a
|
400a
|
375b
|
397a
|
1.4 |
*** |
Supplement DM |
300 |
330 |
360 |
280 |
- |
- |
Total DM |
698b
|
730a
|
735a
|
677c
|
1.4 |
*** |
Nutrient Intake (g/day) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
OM |
631.9b
|
660.1a
|
664.6a
|
593.4c
|
1.38 |
*** |
CP |
104a
|
104a
|
102b
|
104a
|
0.11 |
* |
NDF |
406.7c
|
454.1b
|
474.6a
|
350.7d
|
1.18 |
*** |
ADF |
231.8d
|
260.3b
|
299.4a
|
236.5c
|
0.78 |
*** |
ME (MJ/day) |
8.5 |
8.7 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
0.30 |
ns |
a-d mean values in a row having different superscripts differ significantly; *** = significant at P < 0.001; ns= not significant; SL= significance level; SEM = standard error of the mean; ME = metabolizable energy; MJ = mega joule; T1 = Hay ad libitum + 300 g DM CM /day; T2 = Hay ad libitum + 330 g DM Atella/day; T3 = Hay ad libitum + 360 g DM F. albida/day; T4 = Hay ad libitum +280 g DM S.sesban/day