Evaluation of chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of stovers of different pearl millet varieties and their effect on the performance of sheep in the West African Sahel

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dc.creatorUmutoni, Clarisse
dc.creatorBado, V.
dc.creatorWhitbread, Anthony M.
dc.creatorAyantunde, Augustine A.
dc.creatorGangashetty, P.
dc.date2021-04-03
dc.date2021-06-17T11:41:18Z
dc.date2021-06-17T11:41:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:45:25Z
dc.descriptionThe objective of this study was to assess the chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of residues of five pearl millet varieties and to investigate their effect on the performance of sheep. Thirty castrated male Bali-Bali sheep were randomly assigned to five treatments. Four dual-purpose millet varieties and one local variety-Somno were used. Sheep were fed ad libitum for 90 days with the stover of five millet varieties, complemented with cowpea hay. Stover of varieties ICMV167005 and ICMV167002 showed a tendency for a higher nitrogen content (1.0%) and in vitro digestibility (51.3% and 51.8%, respectively) compared to stover of other varieties. Significant differences were observed in average daily live weight gain. The animals fed with stover of the variety ICMV167005 in their diet had higher average daily live weight gain compared with others. We conclude that ICMV167005 is a promising variety for improving the productive performance of sheep.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113991
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/132322
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceUmutoni, C., Bado, V., Whitbread, A., Ayantunde, A., and Gangashetty, P. 2021. Evaluation of chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of stovers of different pearl millet varieties and their effect on the performance of sheep in the West African Sahel. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science 70(2): 91-99.
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectcrop residues
dc.subjectfeed crops
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectfarming
dc.subjectanimal feeding
dc.titleEvaluation of chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of stovers of different pearl millet varieties and their effect on the performance of sheep in the West African Sahel
dc.typeJournal Article

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