Rumen degradation of elephant grass supplemented with graded levels of perennial peanut by West African Dwarf sheep

• Main Authors: Tchinda B, Wegad D, Njwe R.M
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: 1994
• Subjects: alimentacion complementaria; alimentation complementaire; arachis glabrata; chemical composition; composicion quimica; composition chimique; degradacion; degradation; ovin; ovinos; pennisetum purpureum; rumen; sheep; supplementary feeding

The effect of 0, 10, 20 and 30 percent supplementation of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) with perennial peanut (Arachis glabrata) on rumen degradability of dry matter was investigated in a factorial trial involving 4 treatments, 5 incubation periods, 3 animals and 2 nylon-bag samples per anim...