Madzimure J., Mutema N., Chimonyo M., Bakare A.G., Mapiye C.
Department of Animal Production and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, P. Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe; Department of Livestock and Wildlife Management, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe; Discipline of Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Department of Animal Sciences, Stellenbosch University, P. Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
Madzimure, J., Department of Animal Production and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, P. Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe; Mutema, N., Department of Livestock and Wildlife Management, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe; Chimonyo, M., Discipline of Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Bakare, A.G., Discipline of Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Mapiye, C., Department of Animal Sciences, Stellenbosch University, P. Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of feeding increasing levels of velvet bean seed meal (VBM; 0, 12, 24, and 36 %) on the performance of Mashona doelings. Dry matter intake was lower (P < 0.05) for the control diet compared to VBM diets, but linearly declined (P < 0.05) with increasing levels of VBM. Average daily weight gain was significantly different between experimental groups. Doelings' final live weights and average daily gains were slightly higher in control group than other three supplemented groups where they linearly declined (P < 0.05) with increasing levels of VBM. The cost per kilogram of feed, however, decreased with high inclusion level of VBM. Result suggested that high inclusion level of VBM negatively influenced the growth of young goats probably due to the presence of some anti-nutritional factors which needs further investigation. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
analysis; animal; animal food; animal food; diet; diet supplementation; energy metabolism; goat; growth, development and aging; Mucuna; veterinary; weight gain; Animal Feed; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Energy Metabolism; Goats; Mucuna; Weight Gain