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040			_cCR-SiIICA _aCR-SiIICA
041			_aeng _beng
090			_aINFORAT No.12336
100			_954138 _aCarew, B.A.R.
110			_910749 _aILCA, Ibadán (Nigeria)
245			_aGliricidia sepium as a sole feed for small ruminants
260			_aIbadán (Nigeria) _cs.f.
270			_aCATIE-INFORAT, Turrialba (Costa Rica)
300			_a6 p.
500			_aSum. (En)
520			_aEight West African dwarf goats and sheep were fed a sole feed of Gliricidia sepium ad-lib for a period of 16 weeks. Mean daily dry matter intake was 466 and 544 g for the goats and sheep, respectively. Mean daily dry matter intake as a percentage of liveweight was 3.2 for the sheep and goats. Efficiency of feed conversion for the sheep was 1:6 and for the goats 1:11. For both species there was a sharp drop in liveweight and feed intake at the beginning of the experiment. Throughout the experimental period, there were no apparent symptoms of ill-health except in the first week when 80 percent of the experimental animals had diarrhea. The crude protein content of the forage was 26 percent and the in-vitro cellulose digestibility 66 percent. Use of this browse in reduced proportions that might promote animal growth and production responses at reduced cost is still being investigated
690			_9164925 _aSISTEMAS SILVOPASTORILES
690			_9139334 _aCAPRINOS
690			_9156961 _aOVINOS
690			_9135304 _aALIMENTACION DE LOS ANIMALES
690			_9134624 _aAFRICA TROPICAL
901			_aF08 _b13308
902			_aL01
904			_aIICA
905			_aC
906			_a19920101
907			_aCATIE-INFORAT, Turrialba (Costa Rica)
908			_aB
909			_aM
912			_aeng
914			_aINTER
914			_aRISPAL
942			_cIMP _2z
999			_c25505 _d25505