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| Figure 1. Growth rates of goats fed a basal diet of chopped cassava stems, supplemented with different foliages | Figure 2. DM feed conversion of goats fed a basal diet of chopped cassava stems, supplemented with different foliages |
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Livestock-Based Farming Systems, Renewable Resources and the Environment |
An experiment was conducted with thirty two Bach Thao goats with average initial weight 15.3 kg at 4 months of age. The experimental design was a completely randomized block of 4 treatments (fresh cassava leaf, jackfruit leaf, dry cassava leaf, and Guinea grass) given as supplements to a basal diet of chopped cassava stems. The experiment lasted 84 days.
Live weight gain was improved by 76% and DM feed conversion by 33% when fresh cassava leaves were compared with sun-dried leaves (Figures 1 and 2).
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| Figure 1. Growth rates of goats fed a basal diet of chopped cassava stems, supplemented with different foliages | Figure 2. DM feed conversion of goats fed a basal diet of chopped cassava stems, supplemented with different foliages |