TY  - JOUR
T1  - Nutritional Value of Cassava Wastes Ensiled with <I>Albizia saman</I> Pod as Feed for Ruminants in Off Season
AU - Isaac, L.J. AU - Ifut, O.J. AU - Inyang, U.A. AU - Babayemi, O.J. 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
SP  - 220
EP  - 224
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2010.220.224
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2010.220.224
KW  - chemical composition
KW  -Albizia saman pod
KW  -Cassava wastes
KW  -gas production silage
KW  -ruminant
AB  - Forages/feed conservation offers strategic and sustainable solutions to the off season feeds for ruminants. Against this background the nutritive value of ensiled cassava wastes and <I>Albizia saman</I> was studied. Secondary metabolites and chemical composition of ensiled Cassava Wastes (CSW) with <I>Albizia saman</I> Pods (ASP) were determined. <I>In vitro</I> gas production of CSW and ASP at 24 h incubation was assessed. The ensiled mixtures were: 100% CSW, 75% CSW+25% ASP, 50% CSW+50% ASP, 25% CSW + 75% ASP and 100% ASP. Saponin was detected in 50% ASP inclusion and 100% ASP silages while tannin was recorded for 100% ASP silage. Crude Protein (CP) content ranged from 4.81% in 100% CSW to 24.50% in 100% ASP silages. The CP values increased significantly (p&lt;0.05) with increasing inclusion of ASP. Metabolizable Energy (ME), Organic Matter Digestibility (OMD) and Short Chain Fatty Acid (SCFA) obtained for all silage mixtures were significantly (p&lt;0.05) different from each other. Potential gas production and potentially degradable fractions (a+b) differed significantly (p&lt;0.05) amongst each other while rate of fermentation did not differ (p&gt;0.05). Total gas production did not differ (p&gt;0.05) at 3 h while for other hours (6-24 h) there were significant (p&lt;0.05) differences with 100% CSW silage being significant over others while 100% ASP had the lowest in all the hours observed. Methane (mL<SUP>-1</SUP> 200 mg DM) production ranged from 7-27, the highest being from 100% CSW while the least was observed in 100% ASP. The findings of this study showed that an inclusion level of 50, 75 and even 100% ASP could support small ruminants during period of drought as against sole feeding of cassava wastes.
ER  -