Effect of replacing Melastoma (Melastoma affine, D. Don) foliage with Sesbania Grandiflora on intake, digestibility and N retention of growing goats

Abstract

Four male weaned crossbred goats (Bachthao x local female) with an initial weight of 11.9 ± 0.2 kg and aged from 3 to 4 months were used in a 4 x 4 Latin Square design to compare replacement of Melastoma affine foliage with Sesbania grandiflora at four levels: 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. Feed intake, apparent digestibility of DM and crude protein, and nitrogen retention increased linearly with increasing replacement of Melastoma by Sesbania.

Keywords

Backthao; Cassava hay; Legume trees; Mekong del

Published in

Livestock Research For Rural Development
2010, volume: 22, number: 2

SLU Authors

• Ledin, Inger

  • Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Animal and Dairy Science

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/132457