@article{MAKHILLJAVA20212054665,
    title = {Feed Intake, Weight Gain and Carcass Characteristics of Doyogena Yearling Ram Fed on
Rhodes grass (<i>Chloris gayana</i>) Hay and Supplemented with Local Energy-Rich Feed Sources},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {20},
    number = {5},
    pages = {142-147},
    year = {2021},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2021.142.147},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2021.142.147},
    author = {Deribe},
    keywords = {Energy-rich feeds,weight gain,economic profit feed supplementation},
    abstract = {An experiment was conducted to evaluate
fattening performance of Doyogena yearling ram
supplemented with energy-rich feedsat Dubo research
sub-station, Southern Ethiopia. Local energy rich feeds
used in this study were enset corm, Ensete verticosum
(<i>welw.</i>) <i>Cheesman</i>, taro tuber (<i>Colocasia esculenta</i>) and
sugarcane whole part (<i>Saccharum officenarum</i>) on top of
tethered grazing on Rhodes (<i>Chloris gayana</i>) hay. The
treatments were arranged in a Completely Randomized
Block Design (CRBD). Six animals were assigned to each
treatment and animals were considered as replicates. All
animals were fed on a basal diet <i>ad lib</i> hay plus 300 g/day
of concentrate mix (86.5% wheat bran, 13% noug cake
(<i>Guizotia abyssinica</i>) and 0.5% salt) in addition to 3 h per
day of tethered grazing on native pasture. The treatments
were: T1 = (no additional feed) as control; T2, taro tuber/
head/day); T3, enset corm DM/head/day); T4, sugar
cane/head/day on DM basis. The results indicated that
DM intake (DMI, g/head/day) of T1 was higher (p<0.05)
compared to T2 and T3. The Crude Protein intake (CP)
was higher for T1 compared to other treatment options.
Energy intake of T2 was significantly higher (p<0.05)
compared to T1. Sheep fed on T1 and T2 demonstrated
higher (p<0.05) weight changes, average daily gain and
feed conversion efficiency compared to sugarcane.
Estimates of partial budget indicated that feeding taro
resulted in 19 and 34% more feed valuesover sugarcane
and enset, respectively. The results indicated that taro
could be one of the potential energy rich local feeds that
could be used for sheepfinishing targeting festive season
markets in crop-livestock production system.}
    }