Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Histological Indices of White Fulani (Bunaji) Bull Yearling Calves Fed Graded Levels of Urea and Molasses Ensiled Rice Straw Supplemented with Maize Offal and Cowpea Husk-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Histological Indices of White Fulani (Bunaji) Bull Yearling Calves Fed Graded Levels of Urea and Molasses Ensiled Rice Straw Supplemented with Maize Offal and Cowpea Husk

Published:2024-05-01 Issue:2 Volume:1 Page:49-62
ISSN:3041-1580
Container-title:European Journal of Ecology, Biology and Agriculture
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Author:

Adamu B.,Surayya A.,Dapellum A.U.,Furo Ya`u Adamu,Muhammed Usman Abba

Abstract

The study was carried out at Duware farm along Yola-Fufore Road Adamawa state. ix yearling white Fulani (Bunaji) bull calves weighed 80kg-100kg were fed graded levels of urea and molasses ensiled rice straw supplemented with maize offal and cowpea husk to investigate the growth performance, carcass characteristics and histological indices. The treatments diets consist of graded levels of urea and molasses ensiled rice straw supplemented with maize offal for T1, graded levels of urea and molasses ensiled rice straw supplemented with cowpea husk in T2, and graded levels of urea and molasses ensiled rice straw only in T3 (control group). The feeds were offered at 8; 00 am in the morning and 6:00 pm in the evening, remnants were weight before fresh feeds were offered, mineral lick and water was provided ad-libitum, and animals were weight weekly to determine their growth performance. Two weeks adaptation period was carried out, the experiment last for three months including the adaptation period, statistical package for data analysis was completely randomize design (CRD) and the values were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) means were separated using least significant difference (LSD).

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AMO Publisher

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