@article{MAKHILLRJANS20104227667,
    title = {Effects of <I>Prosopis juliflora</I> Seedpod Meal Supplement on Weight Gain of Weaner Galla Goats in Kenya},
    journal = {Research Journal of Animal Sciences},
    volume = {4},
    number = {2},
    pages = {58-62},
    year = {2010},
    issn = {1993-5269},
    doi = {rjnasci.2010.58.62},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1993-5269&doi=rjnasci.2010.58.62},
    author = {R.G.,S.K.,R.N. and},
    keywords = {Growth,feed intake,supplementation,Prosopis juliflora,feed conversion,digestibility},
    abstract = {A study was conducted to investigate the effect of increasing amounts of <I>Prosopis juliflora</I> seedpod meal on the growth rate of weaner Galla goats. The overall aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of incorporating Prosopis seedpods into a typical dryland livestock production system. Twenty weaner Galla goats of similar age (6 months) and weights (11-14 kg) were randomly assigned to four treatments of five weaners  each.  The  treatments  were  T<SUB>1 </SUB> No  Prosopis  (control  treatment),  T<SUB>2</SUB>  (100g/goat/day Prosopis), T<SUB>3</SUB> (200 g/goat/day Prosopis) and  T<SUB>4</SUB> (400 g/goat/day Prosopis). Prosopis contained 88.4% Dry Matter (DM), 18.5% Crude Protein (CP), 83.2% Organic Matter (OM), 51.8% Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF), 29.8% acid detergent fibre and 5.2% Ash. The experiment lasted for 70 days. Overall, all the treatment groups exhibited higher average weekly weight gains than T<SUB>1</SUB> (control) throughout the experimental period. However for the first 3 weeks these differences were not statistically significant (p&lt;0.05). From the 5th week on wards however, the differences in growth rates were statistically significant (p&lt;0.05). Treatment T<SUB>3</SUB> exhibited highest total weight gain (3.96 kg) followed by T<SUB>4</SUB> (2.70 kg). Group T<SUB>1</SUB> had lowest weight by the end of the experiment. This study demonstrated that Prosopis could be used as goats feed up to 200 g/goat/day giving good weight gains and no negative effects on feed intakes and digestibility.}
    }