Substitution of Concentrate Mix Supplement with Sesbania Sesban (Paperback)

Substitution effect of Sesbania sesban for concentrate mix on feed intake, digestibility, body weight (BW) change and carcass parameters of local sheep. experiment was conducted using 25 male sheep with average initial BW of 19.13 1.60 kg (mean SD). The experiment consisted of 7 days of digestibility and 90 days of feeding trial. The experiment employed randomized complete block design with five blocks consisting of five animals per block based on the initial BW and the five treatments were assigned randomly to each animal in a block. Five dietary treatments were used in the experiment which comprised grass hay fed ad libitum (T1), T1 + 100% concentrate mix at a ratio of 2:1, T1+ (67% CM+ 33% S. sesban), T1+ (33% CM+ 67% S. sesban) and 100 % S. sesban. The supplements were offered twice daily. The final body weight were higher (P