JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
Integrity Research Journals
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DOI: 10.31248/JASP
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Proximate composition of rumen digesta from sheep slaughtered in Zuru Abattoir, Kebbi State, Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASP2017.057 | Article Number: 9261C1453 | Vol.2 (5) - October 2017
Received Date: 17 August 2017 | Accepted Date: 05 September 2017 | Published Date: 30 October 2017
Authors: A. M. Sakaba* , A. U. Hassan , I. S. Harande , M. S. Isgogo , F.A. Maiyama and B. M. Danbare
Keywords: Abattoir, sheep., proximate composition, rumen digesta, waste.
Biochemical studies with a view to assess the proximate and essential mineral content of sun-dried rumen digesta were carried out. The values for each of the nutrients were collected in triplicates according to the samples analyzed. The results of mean percentages showed the samples contained moisture (5.83±0.17), crude protein (15.52±0.20), lipids (5.17±0.17), fiber (48.73±0.72), ash (11.00±0.29) and carbohydrates (19.98±0.32). The essential minerals were sodium (19.98±0.32), potassium (4.73±0.18), magnesium (0.42±0.03), calcium (0.45±0.03) and phosphorous (4.73±0.03). The results indicated that rumen digesta from sheep slaughtered in Zuru metropolitan abattoir has nutritional qualities that could provide livestock producers with additional nutrients for enhanced animal nutrition. It is therefore recommended for livestock feeding trials in small ruminant production.
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