Effects of Supplemented Acacia Seyal Pods of Tigray Highland Sheep

ISBN-13: 9783659371783 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 76 str.

Berhe Weldegebriel;Kebede Kefelegn;Yadav Khushi Ram

Opis

Acacia plants particularly Acacia seyal are widely spread in Ethiopia, particularly in Tigray Region Southern Zone. The farmers uses these plant species for many purposes such as for fire wood, for construction purposes, for increasing the soil fertility and protect the soil from erosion and also used for shelter. However, no well organized study has been conducted on its nutritive value as a sole supplement and in mixture with concentrate feeds like wheat bran. Nevertheless, sheep were observed to consume the fallen leaves and pods of the browse species. Therefore, it is anticipated that supplementation of Acacia seyal pods alone or in mixture with wheat bran will bridge the gap in feed shortage during dry season and enable animals to maintain or slightly gain body weight (BW) in hay based feeding system.

O autorze

Weldegebriel Berhe was born in 1982 in Maichew, Southern Zone of Tigray Region. He completed his elementary and secondary school education at Tilahun Yigzaw and Addishu senior Secondary School in Maichew and Addishu town. He was awarded BSc. (July, 2008) and MSc.Degree (May, 2011)in Animal Production in Ambo and Hramaya University, respectively.