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The study was assigned according to randomized block design with four dietary treatments and six goats were allocated to one of four treatments in randomised block design. The animals feed was offered chopped fresh Brachiaria humidicola (ad libitum) and feed treatments were offered daily at 4.0% body weight (BW). Results: The digestibility increased in line with the increasing proportion of I. zollingeriana in the green concentrate pellets (GCP). The tannin content of GCP seemed to not significantly impacted on feed intake. The daily body weight gain and efficiency of feed utilization increased as the proportion of I. zollingeriana GCP increased. Increasing of the proportion C. calotyhrsus in GCP affected the concentration of ammonia (NH3) and VFA of the rumen liquids of goat. 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