NUTRIENT CONTENT ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF SOYBEAN FORAGE AS SUPPLEMENTAL ANIMAL FEED IN SEMI-ARID NIGERIA

Authors

  • R. Audu Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.
  • A. B. Amin Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.
  • I. A. Gumel Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.
  • A. A. Ibrahim Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.
  • A. Tijjani Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
  • R. Audu Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7472

Keywords:

Soybean forage, varieties, mineral content, feed resource, assessment

Abstract

Forages from seven different varieties of soybean were collected from the Research farm of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Minjibir, Kano Station to study the nutritional content of these forages. The result revealed that the CP, CF, EE, ADF, NDF and ash contents were significantly (P<0.05) different in the forages from the different soybean varieties whereas the content of DM was similar among the varieties. All the mineral nutrients (Ca, Mg, K, Na and Fe) with the exception of P, analyzed in these forages were significantly (P<0.05) lower in all the soybean varieties. It was concluded that adequate
mineral supplementation is essential when soybean forages are used as feed resources for livestock and thus, recommended that further research should be carried out to determine minerals that are deficient in other crop residues.

Author Biographies

R. Audu, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Science

A. B. Amin, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Science

I. A. Gumel, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Science

A. A. Ibrahim, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Science

A. Tijjani, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science

R. Audu, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.

Department of Biological Science

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Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Audu, R. ., Amin, A. B. ., Gumel, I. A. ., Ibrahim, A. A. ., Tijjani, A. ., & Audu, R. . (2024). NUTRIENT CONTENT ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF SOYBEAN FORAGE AS SUPPLEMENTAL ANIMAL FEED IN SEMI-ARID NIGERIA. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 26–29. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7472

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2019: NSAP 2019 Proceedings

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