TY  - JOUR
T1  - Silage Characteristics, Nutritive Value and Preference of Zebu Cows for 
  Moringa Leaf Ensiled with Different Levels of Cassava Peel
AU - Olorunnisomo, O.A. AU - Adesina, M.A. 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 8
IS  - 6
SP  - 295
EP  - 298
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2013.295.298
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2013.295.298
KW  - Moringa silage
KW  -chemical composition
KW  -digestibility
KW  -acceptability
KW  -Sokoto Gudali heifers
AB  - In this study, Moringa Leaf (ML) was ensiled with increasing 
  levels of Cassava Peel (CSP). Silage characteristics, chemical composition and 
  <I>in vitro</I> digestibility of the silage mixtures were determined in the 
  laboratory while preference of zebu cows for the mixtures were determined using 
  six non-lactating Sokoto Gudali heifers. Treatments consist of the following 
  ML-CSP mixtures: 80:20, 60:40, 40:60 and 20:80. All the mixtures formed good 
  silage and pH reduced from 4.22-3.74 while colour varied from pale to light 
  green, as proportion of cassava peel in the silage mixture increased. All silages 
  had firm texture with pleasant and slightly alcoholic smell. Dry Matter (DM) 
  content and Nitrogen Free Extract (NFE) of silage increased as proportion of 
  cassava peel in the mixture increased while Crude Protein (CP) and Crude Fibre 
  (CF) reduced. DM, NFE, CP and CF varied from 24.5-30.9, 53.0-66.7, 18.2-8.2 
  and 13.9-11.7%, respectively. Organic matter digestibility was 69.0, 69.1, 71.5 
  and 70.2% while percent preference by zebu heifers was14.2, 30.8, 34.9 and 20.1% 
  for 80:20, 60:40, 40:60 and 20:80 ML-CSP silage mixture, respectively. These 
  results revealed that addition of cassava peel to moringa leaf enhanced the 
  silage properties, digestibility and acceptability of moringa leaf silage by 
  Sokoto Gudali heifers.
ER  -