Dressing Percentage and Carcass Characteristics of Fattening Yankasa Rams Fed Treated Groundnut (Arachis Hypogeae) Shell in a Complete Diet

Bello M. D, L. M Maru, A Mukhtar, O. S Lamidi and S. B Audu
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Bello M. D: College of Education, Maru Zamfara state, Nigeria
L. M Maru: College of Education, Maru Zamfara state, Nigeria
A Mukhtar: College of Education, Maru Zamfara state, Nigeria
O. S Lamidi: National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) Zaria, Nigeria
S. B Audu: Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU) Zaria, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, 2024, vol. 9, issue 12, 593-599

Abstract: The study was conducted to determine the effect of untreated, urea, lime and urea plus lime treated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) shell in a complete diet on dressing percentage and carcass characteristics in fattening Yankasa rams. The study was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm (Small Ruminants Unit of Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Each kilogram of groundnut shell was treated with 5% urea and 5% lime for treatments 2 (UTGNS) and 3 (LTGNS) respectively. For treatment 4 (ULTGNS), 1 kg of groundnut shell was treated with 2.5% urea and 2.5% lime, but the shell in treatment 1 was not treated (UNTGNS). The urea and lime were diluted in water at 2 kg in 20 litres of water and sprayed on 40 kg of the groundnut shell. Four treatment diets were formulated containing 40% untreated, 40% urea treated, 40% lime treated and 40% urea plus lime treated groundnut shell. Sixteen Yankasa rams were used and randomly assigned to the four treatment diets with four animals per treatment in a completely randomized design (CRD). The diet was formulated to have 14% crude protein (CP) content. The fattening trial lasted for 90 days. The results showed that the live weight and weight after slaughter were significantly (P

Date: 2024
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