Effect of Acacia albida Leaf Supplementation on Reproductive Parameters and Pre-Weaning Growth of Arabian Lambs  

作　　者：Oumar Moucthar Kodbe Miegoue Emile Mouchili Mama Azoutane Julien Ousmane Issa Abdel Djalil Kwayep Nyah Cedric Taboumda Evariste Tendonkeng Fernand Oumar Moucthar Kodbe;Miegoue Emile;Mouchili Mama;Azoutane Julien;Ousmane Issa Abdel Djalil;Kwayep Nyah Cedric;Taboumda Evariste;Tendonkeng Fernand(Animal Nutrition Laboratory, Animal Production Department, FASA, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon;Biology Laboratory of the Faculty of Exact and Applied Sciences (FSEA), Uinversity of N’Djamena, N’Djamena, Chad;University of Sciences and Technology of Ati (USTA), Ati, Chad;National Higher Institute of Sciences and Techniques of Abéché (INSTA), Abéché, Chad)

机构地区：[1]Animal Nutrition Laboratory, Animal Production Department, FASA, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon [2]Biology Laboratory of the Faculty of Exact and Applied Sciences (FSEA), Uinversity of N’Djamena, N’Djamena, Chad [3]University of Sciences and Technology of Ati (USTA), Ati, Chad [4]National Higher Institute of Sciences and Techniques of Abéché (INSTA), Abéché, Chad

出　　处：《Open Journal of Animal Sciences》2023年第1期46-59,共14页动物科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：A trial on Acacia albida leaf supplementation on reproductive parameters and pre-weaning growth of Arabian lambs was conducted from September 2020 to May 2021 at the small ruminant station of the Livestock Research Institute for Development (IRED) in N’Djamena, Chad. Forty-eight (48) Arabian sheep (45 non-pregnant females and 3 males for a sex ratio of 1 ram to 15 ewes) with an average weight of 20.3 ± 1.2 kg and aged approximately 2 years were divided into 3 groups of 15 ewes each. The supplemented group received in addition to the dominant forage of the pasture (300 g of Dactyloctenium aegyptium + 300 g of Cenchrus ciliaris + 600 g of Panicum maximum), 400 g and 600 g of Acacia albida leaves/animal/day while the control group received only 300 g of Dactyloctenium aegyptium + 300 g of Cenchrus ciliaris + 600 g of Panicum maximum. From the results of this study, it appears that the ewes that received 400 g of Acacia albida leaves had a significantly higher fertility rate and birth mortality rate (93.03% and 6.25% respectively). Animals in the control group had a significantly higher pre-weaning mortality rate than those receiving Acacia albida leaves as a supplement (16.66% versus 6.66% and 14.28% respectively). The highest weight of the lambs was observed in the ration supplemented with 600 g of Acacia albida leaves (12209.66 g). The total weight gain, as well as the average daily weight gain of the lambs receiving the 600 g Acacia albida leaf ration was significantly higher than those of the other rations. Supplementation with 400 g and 600 g of Acacia albida leaves can be recommended as a protein supplement for breeding ewes and pre-weaned lambs.A trial on Acacia albida leaf supplementation on reproductive parameters and pre-weaning growth of Arabian lambs was conducted from September 2020 to May 2021 at the small ruminant station of the Livestock Research Institute for Development (IRED) in N’Djamena, Chad. Forty-eight (48) Arabian sheep (45 non-pregnant females and 3 males for a sex ratio of 1 ram to 15 ewes) with an average weight of 20.3 ± 1.2 kg and aged approximately 2 years were divided into 3 groups of 15 ewes each. The supplemented group received in addition to the dominant forage of the pasture (300 g of Dactyloctenium aegyptium + 300 g of Cenchrus ciliaris + 600 g of Panicum maximum), 400 g and 600 g of Acacia albida leaves/animal/day while the control group received only 300 g of Dactyloctenium aegyptium + 300 g of Cenchrus ciliaris + 600 g of Panicum maximum. From the results of this study, it appears that the ewes that received 400 g of Acacia albida leaves had a significantly higher fertility rate and birth mortality rate (93.03% and 6.25% respectively). Animals in the control group had a significantly higher pre-weaning mortality rate than those receiving Acacia albida leaves as a supplement (16.66% versus 6.66% and 14.28% respectively). The highest weight of the lambs was observed in the ration supplemented with 600 g of Acacia albida leaves (12209.66 g). The total weight gain, as well as the average daily weight gain of the lambs receiving the 600 g Acacia albida leaf ration was significantly higher than those of the other rations. Supplementation with 400 g and 600 g of Acacia albida leaves can be recommended as a protein supplement for breeding ewes and pre-weaned lambs.

关 键 词：Acacia albida LAMB GROWTH WEANING Supplementation 

分 类 号：R28[医药卫生—中药学]