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Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Year: 2012 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 998-1005
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2012.998.1005
Effect of Uromalt Inclusion Level on Reproductive Traits of West African Dwarf Buck-kids
N.J. Ogundun, M.Y. Isiaku, E.F. Mbajiorgu and C.A. Mbajiorgu

Abstract: An experiment was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of uromalt inclusion level on reproductive traits of West African Dwarf (WAD) buck kids. A total of 45 West African three months old dwarf buck-kids with an average body weight of 6.25 kg (5.5-7 kg) were randomly assigned to five dietary treatments designated as E1 (0%), E2 (25%), E3 (50%), E4 (75%) and E5 (100%) of uromalt inclusion levels with three replications, each having three goats. Thus, the study was a completely randomized design. The experiment was conducted for a period of three months and the animals were fed the experimental diets at 3% of their body weight at 8.00 h. Echinochloa stagnina (hay) was offered as basal diet at 16.00 hours. The experimental traits studies include body weight, scrotal circumference and semen sample. Buck-kids offered diet E2 having 25% uromalt and 75% maize inclusion levels had a higher significant (p<0.05) scrotal circumference than those offered diets E1, E3, E4 and E5, respectively. Similarly, the highest semen volume (2.46 mL) was obtained from buck-kids fed diet E2 having 25% uromalt and 75% maize inclusion levels while the lowest semen volume (0.5 mL) was obtained from buck-kids fed diet E5 having an inclusion level of 100% uromalt diet. Additionally, the slowest semen mass activity was obtained from buck-kids fed diet E5 having 100% uromalt inclusion level. This may indicate less improvement in semen traits of buck-kids with increase in the inclusion level of uromalt to 100% in the diet. It is, therefore, concluded that feeding uromalt at 100% inclusion level is not desirable mainly because of its detrimental effects on the animal’s reproductive traits.

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N.J. Ogundun, M.Y. Isiaku, E.F. Mbajiorgu and C.A. Mbajiorgu, 2012. Effect of Uromalt Inclusion Level on Reproductive Traits of West African Dwarf Buck-kids. Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 7: 998-1005.

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