Sustainability of feeds
supply to livestock is a great challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. The challenge
has made the need to source for unconventional feeds and feedstuffs asalternatives, a priority in the livestock industry.
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| Goats Feeding Corncob-Based Diet |
Alternative feeds can
satisfactorily complement the conventional feed resources if the appropriate
processing and supplementation approaches are adopted. Among such
unconventional feed resources is corncoban abundant by-product of maize crop
production that is seldom utilized for feeding purpose, in spite of its
potentials in ruminant diets formulation. Corncob contains a considerable
reservoir of fibrous complex-carbohydrates; mainly cellulose, hemicelluloses
and lignin. Strategies appropriate for enhancing the utilization of high fiber
diets in ruminants include the use of exogenous fibrolytic enzyme, chemical and
mechanical processing, and supplementation for enhanced rumen microbial
activities.
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