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varying levels of whole cottonseed on feed intake, weight gain and blood
parameters in FriesianxBunaji and Bunaji heifers. Twenty FriesianxBunaji
and 24 Bunaji pre-pubertal heifers were divided to 4 groups of 5 and 6
animals/group. Animals in each group were fed 1 of 4 experimental concentrate
diets containing 0, 25, 50 and 75% whole cottonseed for 140 days. The
result of the study showed that concentrate intake declined with increase
in the level of whole cottonseed in dieting averaging 4.2, 3.3, 3.1 and
2.9 kg head -1day -1 in FriesianxBunaji fed 0, 25,
50 and 75% whole cottonseed diets, respectively. The corresponding intake
figures for the Bunaji heifers were 3.1, 2.9, 2.5 and 2.2 kg head -1
day -1. Mean daily weight gain were 0.59, 0.59, 0.48 and 0.64
kg in FriesianxBunaji and 0.48, 0.41 and 0.50 C kg in Bunaji heifers fed
0, 25, 50 and 75% whole cottonseed levels, respectively. Changes in blood
parameters were not significant in both FriesianxBunaji and Bunaji heifers
across treatments. The study showed that heifers could be fed diets containing
up to 75% whole cottonseed, respectively without adverse effects.]]>AOAC,199015th Edn.,pp: 200-210pp: 200-210Arieli, A.,19987297110Barraza, M.L., C.E. Coppock, K.N. Brooks, D.L. Wilks and R.G. Saunders et al.,19917434573467Bernard, J.K., M.C. Calhoun and S.A. Martins,19998212961304Calhoun, M.C., J.E. Huston, D.N. Ueckert, C.C. Jr-Baldwin and S.W. Kuhlmann et al.,19961996Choi, B.R., D.L. Palmquist and M.S. Allen,199679169169Coles, E.H.,19742nd Edn.,pp: 40-141pp: 40-141Coppo, J.A., S.H. Scorza and N.B. Coppo,19742591102Firkins, J.L., D.I. Harvatine, J.T. Sylvester and M.L. Eastridge,20028526622668Forse, B.,19991999Goering, H.K. and P.J. van Soest,19701970Harrison, J.H., R.L. Kincaid, J.P. McNamara, S. Waltner and K.A. Loney et al.,199578181193Harvatine, D.I., J.E. Winkler, M. Devant-Guille, J.L. Firkins and N.R. St Pierre et al.,20028519881999Hawkins, G.E., K.A. Cummins, M. Silverio and J.J. Jilek,19856826082614Holland, J.R. and E.H. Jaster,1999131218Lanham, J.K., C.E. Coppock, K.N. Brooks, D.L. Wilks and J.L. Horner,199275184192Luginbuhl, J.M., M.H. Poore and A.P. Conrad,20007816771683Mena, H., J.E.P. Santos, J.T. Huber, J.M. Simas, M. Tarazon and M.C. Calhoun,20018422312239Mujahid, A., M. Abdullah, A.R Barque and A.H. Gilani,200013348355Mukasa, M.E.,19891989NRC,19896th Rev. Edn.,Olaloku, E.A. and V.A. Oyenuga,197583743Oyedipe, E.O., V. Buvanendran and L.O. Eduvie,198259231234Poore, M.H.,199472382388Rekwot, P.I.,20002000Risco, C.A., P.J. Chenoweth, R.E. Larsen, J. Velez, N. Shaw, T. Tran and C.C. Chase Jr.,199340629642Rogers, G.M., M.H. Poore and J.C. Paschal,200218267294Romo, G.A., D.P. Casper, R.A. Erdman and B.B. Teter,19967920052015SAS.,1987Version 6th Edn.,pp: 697-978pp: 697-978Van-Amburgh, M.E., D.M. Galton, D.E. Bauman, R.W. Everett and G.G. Fox et al.,199881527538