Natural gastro properties of ficus natalensis, Rhuss natalensis and Harrisonia abyssinica in native east african goats
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2016
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Livestock Science
Abstract
The natural gastro properties of Ficus natalensis, Rhuss natalensis and Harrisonia abyssinica
was evaluated with the objectives of determining the rumen degradation properties. Results
showed that H. abyssinica presented the highest DM disappearance from the nylon bags
throughout the different incubation times followed by F. natalensis and R. natalensis showed the
lowest. The DM readily available soluble fraction (a), insoluble but degradable fraction (b),
degradation rate (c), potential degradability (PD) and effective degradability (ED) differed
significantly (P<0.05) across the three browse species. The CP a, b, PD and ED fractions
differed significantly (P<0.05) across the three browse species. The CP c fraction was similar
across the browse species. The NDF a, b, PD, and ED fractions differed significantly (P<0.05)
across the browse species. The NDF c fraction was not different across the browse species. In
conclusion, Rhuss natalensis subsp. romantica has inferior rumen degradability properties, an
indication of low nutritive value for goats 30 compared to Harrisonia abyssinica subsp. abyssinica
and Ficus natalensis subsp. Natalensis.
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Browse species, Ficus natalensis, Harrisonia abyssinica, Rhuss natalensis, Rumen degradability
Citation
Dorothy Kalule Nampanzira, John David Kabasa, Constantine Bakyusa Katongole, Sam Okello and John Robert Stephen Tabuti, Natural gastro properties of ficus natalensis, Rhuss natalensis and Harrisonia abyssinica in native east african goats, Livestock Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2016.02.001