Effects of Protein Supplementation During the Dry Season on Feed Intake and the Performance of Borgou Cows in Benin Republic

I.T. Alkoiret; G.C. Akouedegni; Y. Toukourou; R.H. Bosma; G.A. Mensah

doi:10.3923/javaa.2011.2879.2884

Effects of Protein Supplementation During the Dry Season on Feed Intake and the Performance of Borgou Cows in Benin Republic

I.T. Alkoiret, G.C. Akouedegni, Y. Toukourou, R.H. Bosma, G.A. Mensah

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The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of dry season protein supplementation of Borgou cows on feed intake, milk production, body weight and calves growth performance. Animals (24 cows) were all given a basal diet of straw bush ad libitum. Cows of 1st group (8 cows in each group) were complemented with a concentrate CC (50% dried brewer’s grains, 30% cassava chips, 15% dried cassava leaves, 2.5% dicalcium phosphate, 1.5% sodium chloride and 1% premix). Those of 2nd and 3rd groups received, respectively the concentrates CSC and SBM with the same composition as CC except that 20% of cassava chips were replaced by cottonseed cake in CSC and soybean meal in SBM. Protein supplementation had a significant effect (p0.05).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2879-2884
Journal	Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
Volume	10
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3923/javaa.2011.2879.2884
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

barley straw
soybean-meal
passage
cattle
sheep
digestibility
nitrogen
growth
energy
steers

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Effects of Protein Supplementation During the Dry Season on Feed Intake and the Performance of Borgou Cows in Benin Republic

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