Abstract
The present study evaluated the chemical composition and acceptability of Pennisetum purpureum by West African dwarf (WAD) rams as influenced by manure application rates. The experiment was a completely randomized design replicated three times. Grasses that have been fertilized with 5 and 10 t ha-1 of swine manure and unfertilized (control (0 t ha-1)), were harvested from the experimental site 9 weeks after planting from 15 cm above ground level and evaluated for proximate and fibre composition. The harvested grasses were also offered to nine WAD rams on cafeteria basis, to assess the acceptability indices of the grass based on treatments. Results showed that the grass with manures consistently had higher (p<0.05) crude protein (CP) contents than the control (unfertilized plants) while all the grasses with different manure rates had similar (p>0.05) neutral detergent fibre (NDF). Consumption, co-efficient of preference and relative palatability of P. purpureum by WAD rams were improved by manure application, where highest values of acceptability indices was recorded in grass with manure rate of 5 t ha-1 over 10 t ha-1 manured grass. Percentage consumption, co-efficient preference and relative palatability index were in the order 5 t ha-1 > 10 t ha-1 > 0 t ha-1 (unfertilized). From the result, it can be concluded that P. purpureum with manure had a better chemical composition profile (higher CP) and better acceptability than unfertilized grass. Enhancing P. purpureum with manure at 5 t ha-1 had higher ash content and improved acceptability by WAD rams than grass with 10 t ha-1 manure application rate.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Manured P. purpureum had higher crude protein content than unfertilized grass.
- Taxon
- Pennisetum purpureum
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Cenchrus purpureust0 - Treatment
- manuree1
- Outcome
- crude protein (CP) contentse1
- Direction
- highere1
- Qualifier
- p<0.05e1
- Comparator
- control (unfertilized plants)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Results showed that the grass with manures consistently had higher (p<0.05) crude protein (CP) contents than the control (unfertilized plants)”
t0“Pennisetum purpureum”
Claim · model-written summary
Neutral detergent fibre was similar among grasses with different manure rates.
- Taxon
- Pennisetum purpureumCenchrus purpureust0
- Treatment
- manure ratese2
- Outcome
- neutral detergent fibre (NDF)e2
- Direction
- similare2
- Qualifier
- p>0.05e2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“all the grasses with different manure rates had similar (p>0.05) neutral detergent fibre (NDF)”
t0“Pennisetum purpureum”
Claim · model-written summary
Manure application improved consumption, co-efficient of preference and relative palatability of P. purpureum by WAD rams.
- Taxon
- P. purpureumCenchrus purpureuse3
- Treatment
- manure applicatione3
- Interactor
- WAD ramse3herbivore
- Outcome
- Consumption, co-efficient of preference and relative palatabilitye3
- Direction
- improvede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“Consumption, co-efficient of preference and relative palatability of P. purpureum by WAD rams were improved by manure application”
t0“Pennisetum purpureum”
Claim · model-written summary
Grass with 5 t ha-1 manure gave the highest acceptability indices, above grass with 10 t ha-1 manure.
- Taxon
- Pennisetum purpureumCenchrus purpureust0
- Treatment
- manure rate of 5 t ha-1e4
- Outcome
- acceptability indicese4
- Direction
- higheste4
- Comparator
- 10 t ha-1 manured grasse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“highest values of acceptability indices was recorded in grass with manure rate of 5 t ha-1 over 10 t ha-1 manured grass”
t0“Pennisetum purpureum”
Claim · model-written summary
Consumption, co-efficient preference and relative palatability index followed the order 5 t ha-1 > 10 t ha-1 > 0 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- Pennisetum purpureumCenchrus purpureust0
- Treatment
- 5 t ha-1e5
- Outcome
- Percentage consumption, co-efficient preference and relative palatability indexe5
- Direction
- in the order 5 t ha-1 > 10 t ha-1 > 0 t ha-1e5
- Comparator
- 0 t ha-1 (unfertilized)e5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“Percentage consumption, co-efficient preference and relative palatability index were in the order 5 t ha-1 > 10 t ha-1 > 0 t ha-1 (unfertilized)”
t0“Pennisetum purpureum”
Claim · model-written summary
Manure at 5 t ha-1 gave higher ash content than manure at 10 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- P. purpureumCenchrus purpureuse6
- Treatment
- manure at 5 t ha-1e6
- Outcome
- ash contente6
- Direction
- highere6
- Comparator
- 10 t ha-1 manure application ratee6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“Enhancing P. purpureum with manure at 5 t ha-1 had higher ash content and improved acceptability by WAD rams than grass with 10 t ha-1 manure application rate”
t0“Pennisetum purpureum”
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