<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "In vivo digestibility of six selected fodder species by goats in northern Ghana"^^ . "An in vivo digestibility trial was conducted to evaluate the digestibility of six forages. These were selected indigenous browse\r\nspecies and groundnut haulms in Lawra and Jirapa Districts of the UpperWest Region of Ghana. Groundnut haulms served as a\r\ncontrol due to its known good digestibility in small ruminants. Thirty West African Dwarf (WAD) young castrated billy goats\r\nwith a mean age of 8 months were used. The average live body weight was 8.9 ± 0.1 kg. The animals were randomly assigned to\r\nthe six treatments and replicated five times in a completely randomized design. They were confined in metabolism cages. The\r\nadaptation period was 3 weeks after which data was taken for 10 days. The treatments were the leaves and tiny twigs of T1\r\nAnnona senegalensis, T2 Ficus gnaphalocarpa, T3 Pericopsis laxiflora, T4 Pterocarpus erinaceus, T5 Afzelia africana, and T6\r\n(control) Arachis hypogaea. Feed intake, faecal matter and urine output were measured. The results indicated that dry matter\r\n(DM) contents of the feedstuffs were less than 50% but crude protein (CP) contents were higher than the minimum required for\r\nsustaining ruminants. Neutral and acid detergent fibre contents were high, and F. gnaphalocarpa, in particular, contained a higher\r\nlevel of phosphorus (P). The amounts of feed intakes were typical of most fodder species with the exception of P. laxiflora and\r\nP. erinaceus, which were lower (P < 0.05). The apparent digestibility values were also typical of most fodder species but the\r\ndigestibility of A. africana fibre appeared to be lower. Nitrogen retention was positive for all test species with the exception of\r\nP. laxiflora, which was negative. Mortality was recorded in animals on P. laxiflora, and the rate was high. Pericopsis laxiflora\r\nleaves, even though morphologically similar to the leaves of P. erinaceus, were not a suitable fodder. Ficus gnaphalocarpa\r\nappeared to be the overall best fodder species in terms of nutrient uptake."^^ . "2019-07" . . . "52" . "2" . . "Springer"^^ . . . "Tropical Animal Health and Production (TSI)"^^ . . . "00494747" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "R B"^^ . "Zougmore"^^ . "R B Zougmore"^^ . . "A A"^^ . "Agbolosu"^^ . "A A Agbolosu"^^ . . "S"^^ . "Asare"^^ . "S Asare"^^ . . "F K"^^ . "Avornyo"^^ . "F K Avornyo"^^ . . "N M"^^ . "Akufo"^^ . "N M Akufo"^^ . . "S P"^^ . "Konlan"^^ . "S P Konlan"^^ . . "S T"^^ . "Partey"^^ . "S T Partey"^^ . . "A A"^^ . "Sowah"^^ . "A A Sowah"^^ . . . . . . "In vivo digestibility of six selected fodder species by goats in northern Ghana (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "s11250-019-01989-w.pdf"^^ . . . "In vivo digestibility of six selected fodder species by goats in northern Ghana (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #11727 \n\nIn vivo digestibility of six selected fodder species by goats in northern Ghana\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Livestock"@en . .