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    Performance of West African Dwarf (WAD) Goats Fed Urea Treated Maize Offal as Supplement to Natural Herbage
    (Department of Animal science,Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2010-12-01) Ari, Maikano Mohammed; Barde, R.E.; Aya, V.E.; Musa, M.; Yakubu, A.
    West African Dwarf (WAD) goats grazing natural herbage were supplemented with different levels of urea treated maize offal (UMO) to determine their performance. The maize offal were treated at 0% UMO, 4% UMO, 6% UMO and 8% UMO representing 0, 4, 6 and 8% of urea respectively. Naturally grazing twenty WAD bucks aged between 7 and 9 months weighing 8.7±1.5kg were randomly allocated to five supplementary diets (0% UMO, 4% UMO, 6% UMO and 8% UMO) in a completely randomized design lasting 84 days to determine the effect of the supplementation. Significant (P<0.05) mean weight gained of 5.30kg was recorded for goats on 4%UMO; Similarly, lowest (P<0.05) feed conversion ratio of 7.28 was obtained for 4%UMO and better benefit of N 3,170 per live weight gain was recorded for goats on the same 4% urea treatment. Though the different levels of urea treatment of maize offal recorded significant (P<0.05) increase in blood urea, they were below the toxic concentration level of10mg per liter; and superior performance was recorded for WAD goats fed 4% of UMO supplement.