Volume 10, Issue 22, July - December 2024

Carcass characteristics and body linear measurements of Yankasa rams fed a mixed ration of Cowpea husk (Vigna unguiculata l. Walp) and Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentum) residue

Njidda Ahmed Amin^1♦, Butswat Isaac Sammani¹, Yakubu Hosea², Olafadehan Olurotimi Ayobami², Bankole Abayomi Samuel¹

¹Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, National Open University of Nigeria, KM4, Kaduna-Zaria Road, Riga-chukun, Kaduna State, Nigeria
²Department of Animal Science, University of Abuja, P. M. B. 117, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, National Open University of Nigeria, KM4, Kaduna-Zaria Road, Riga-chukun, Kaduna State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The carcass characteristics, body linear measurements, and cost-benefit analysis for Yankasa rams fed varying levels of cowpea husk and tiger nuts residue were investigated in an experiment that lasted for 91 days. Thirty (30) rams with an initial average weight of 14.0±1.5 kg were randomly assigned to five (5) treatments in a completely randomised design with six (6) animals per treatment. Significant (p<0.05) differences were observed in the carcass characteristics and body linear measurements of Yankasa rams fed the mixed ration. Optimum carcass characteristics was observed in Yankasa rams fed 20% tiger nuts residue and 20% cowpea husk mixed rations, hence it is recommended that farmers should include 20% cowpea husk and 20% tiger nuts residue in diet formulation for fattening rams for good profitability.

Keywords: Yankasa rams, carcass, body linear measurement, cowpea husk, tiger nuts residue, cost-benefit

Discovery Agriculture, 2024, 10, e14da1569

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v10i22.e14da1569

Published: 01 July 2024