Title of article :
Reproductive and Lactation Characteristics of West African Dwarf Goats Offered Moringa oleifera Herbage Supplement
Author/Authors :
Titilayo Ojoawo, O.T. Department of Animal Production and Health - Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria , Akinlade, J.A.A Department of Animal Production and Health - Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria , kingbade, A.A. Department of Animal Production and Health - Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria , Aderinola, O.A. Department of Animal Production and Health - Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria , Okunlola, D.O. Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology - Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Abstract :
Nutrition improvement with multipurpose trees could be a means of increasing milk yield. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Moringa oleifera supplementation on the productive and re-productive performance of goats. The Panicum maximum was replaced by Moringa oleifera at the level of 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% of group T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5, respectively. Data recorded on conception rate, kids’ birth weight; dry matter intake (DM), average daily gain, and milk yield; and kids’ DM intake of West Af-rican Dwarf (WAD) goats. The highest value for conception rate (50%), DM intake (3.08%), average daily gain (44.30 g/day), and milk yield (0.5 kg/day) were observed in the does fed T4 diet, except for kids birth weight (1.70 kg) at T3. The does fed T5 diet had the least values. Kids from T4 diet had significantly (P=0.05) the highest DM intake (152.33 g/day). M. oleifera herbage supplementation at 25 % with 75 % P. maximum based diet improved reproductive and lactation characteristics of WAD goats.
Keywords :
lactation characteristics , Moringa oleifera herbage supplement , reproduction , West African Dwarf goats
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science
