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Gender analysis of factors influencing livelihood choice among migrants in cocoa-producing communities of Ondo State, Nigeria 影响尼日利亚翁多州可可生产社区移民生计选择因素的性别分析
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.31248/jasp2021.306
F. D. Fakoyede, H. Faborode
{"title":"Gender analysis of factors influencing livelihood choice among migrants in cocoa-producing communities of Ondo State, Nigeria","authors":"F. D. Fakoyede, H. Faborode","doi":"10.31248/jasp2021.306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/jasp2021.306","url":null,"abstract":"The study analysed gender specific factors influencing livelihood choice among migrants in cocoa-producing communities of Ondo State Nigeria to enhance inclusiveness and gender equity in rural economy. A multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select 220 respondents across the study area. Structured interview schedule was used to elicit information. Data were summarised with percentages, mean and standard deviation, while factor analysis was used to categorise and isolate the gender specific factors influencing migrants’ livelihood choice. Results revealed that 51.4 percent of the migrants were male and 48.6 percent were female with mean ages of 44.6 ± 13.3 and 42.0 ± 13.3 years, respectively. The mean annual income for male and female were 459,769.91 ± 409,365.69 Naira and 247,607.48 ± 207,169.69 Naira, respectively. On-farm livelihood category was the most popular choice of both male (100.0%) and female (93.5%) while more female (50.5 and 38.3%) than male (38.1 and 28.6%) engaged in off-farm and non-farm categories respectively. For the male, five crucial factors (socio-economic status, labour resource, financial accessibility, external orientation and farm holding) were isolated with a total explained variation of 74.4 percent, whereas financial resource, labour resource, socio-economic and group benefit factors were among the six factors (with explained variation of 72.1%) found to influence livelihood choice of female migrants. These findings revealed gender-based differentiation in the factor influencing the choices of male and female migrants. These factors were major determinants of livelihood choice of migrants. Therefore, focusing on gender-specific factors influencing the livelihood choice of migrants is crucial to any planned intervention to enhance cocoa production in the study area.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88530041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Profitability of the use of poultry manure for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production in Iwollo, Southeastern Nigeria 尼日利亚东南部Iwollo地区使用禽粪生产黄瓜(Cucumis sativus L.)的盈利能力
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.31248/jasp2021.315
J. Adinde, O. Uche, U. J. Anieke, I. C. Odom, J. Igwe, C. E. Akor
{"title":"Profitability of the use of poultry manure for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production in Iwollo, Southeastern Nigeria","authors":"J. Adinde, O. Uche, U. J. Anieke, I. C. Odom, J. Igwe, C. E. Akor","doi":"10.31248/jasp2021.315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/jasp2021.315","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of Enugu state polytechnic, Iwollo, Southeastern Nigeria in 2020 to evaluate the profitability of the use of poultry manure for cucumber production in the area. The study was carried out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications. The treatment comprised different rates of poultry manure viz; 0 (control), 5, 10, 15 and 20 t ha-1. The growth and yield parameters investigated were vine length, number of branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, leaf area index, number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant and fruit yield per hectare. The data collected on growth and yield parameters were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and treatment means were separated using Fisher's least significant difference (F-LSD) at 5% level of probability. Gross margin (GM) as well Return on Investment (RoI) was calculated to determine the profitability. The results showed that poultry manure significantly (p<0.05) induced higher vine length, number of branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, leave area index, number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant and fruit yield per hectare compared to control (0 t/ha) with optimum values obtained in 20 t ha-1. The profitability of the use of poultry manure increased with increase in the rate of poultry manure. The highest gross margin (N 3,233,860) was obtained from 20 t ha-1 of poultry manure followed by 15 t ha-1 (N 2,021,020), 10 t ha-1 (N 1,381,748), 5 t ha-1 (N 588,300) and 0 t ha-1(N14,660). Similarly, the highest RoI was obtained in 20 t ha-1 of poultry manure (325.95%) followed by 15 t ha-1 (237.49%); 10 t ha-1 (185%); 5 t ha-1 (93%) and the lowest was in 0 t ha-1 (2.76%). It could be concluded from the study that the use of poultry manure for cucumber production in Iwollo is profitable and most profitable when 20 t ha-1 is used.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"2018 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84129080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Review of acridity in taro [Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott]: Its health and economic impact, and possible reduction mechanisms 芋头酸度研究进展[Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott]:其健康和经济影响,以及可能的降低机制
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.31248/jasp2021.311
T. Fufa, H. Oselebe, Wosene Gebreselassie Abetw, Charles Okechukwu Amadi
{"title":"Review of acridity in taro [Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott]: Its health and economic impact, and possible reduction mechanisms","authors":"T. Fufa, H. Oselebe, Wosene Gebreselassie Abetw, Charles Okechukwu Amadi","doi":"10.31248/jasp2021.311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/jasp2021.311","url":null,"abstract":"Taro is primarily grown for the corm, which is a staple food for millions of people. It is an annual herbaceous plant that belongs to the oxalate-rich food group. Oxalate is a naturally occurring plant metabolite that is present in all plant-derived human diets. The accumulation of oxalate by crops and pasture plants has a negative impact on the nutritional quality of foods and feeds. Oxalate is a poisonous organic acid that has a significant impact on the eating quality. Acridity causes swelling of the mouth and throat. Oxalate-rich foods also reduce calcium bioavailability and increase the risk of kidney stones. About 75% of all kidney stones are made up primarily of calcium oxalate. Chronic kidney disease affects 10% of the global population, and over two million people currently receive dialysis or a kidney transplant. Oxalates in food can be reduced through physical processes, chemical treatments, and genetic improvements. Cooking root crops may improve digestibility, palatability, storage quality, and safety. Boiling significantly reduced the amount of anti-nutritional factors, resulting in higher food quality. Eating high-calcium foods and adding calcium to cooking are two other ways to reduce oxalates in the diet. Calcium salts are widely accepted and used as acidity regulators, firming agents, and stabilizers in processed foods. Taro corms' total soluble oxalate content also decreased during storage. Explicitly, genetic advancements can aid in the development of long-term solutions. The purpose of this paper was to investigate acridity, its health and economic consequences, and potential food-acridity-reduction mechanisms. This educates users about the dangers of oxalate and aids in the development of mitigation strategies.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79392993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Morphology and yield potential of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) as influence by NPK fertilizer rates and vine cutting length in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria 尼日利亚乔斯高原州甘薯形态和产量潜力受氮磷钾施肥量和刈割长度的影响
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.31248/jasp2021.263
A. Mudi, C. Nwadike, A. Oladejo, P. T. Dinchi, P. M. Gloria, D. Ojochogu, A. Ruth, O. Mathias, C. Alamanjo, M. Yakubu
{"title":"Morphology and yield potential of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) as influence by NPK fertilizer rates and vine cutting length in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria","authors":"A. Mudi, C. Nwadike, A. Oladejo, P. T. Dinchi, P. M. Gloria, D. Ojochogu, A. Ruth, O. Mathias, C. Alamanjo, M. Yakubu","doi":"10.31248/jasp2021.263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/jasp2021.263","url":null,"abstract":"The experiment was carried out in the demonstration farm of Federal College of Forestry Jos during the 2019 farming season to determine the effects of NPK fertilizer rates and vine cutting lengths on the growth and yield of sweet potato. The treatments include, three rates of NPK fertilizer (0, 0.2 and 0.4 kg) allocated to the main plot and two vine cutting lengths of (30 and 40 cm) in the sub plot in 3 x 2 factorial split plot design. The parameters assessed includes; number of branches, length of vine, leaf count, leaf area index and vine girth at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 weeks after fertilizer application (WAFA) and tuber count, tuber length, and yield weight at harvest. The parameters were subjected to analysis of variance and the means separated using the LSD (Least significant difference) at (p≤0.05). The results on the number of branches shows significant difference at 2 and 6 (WAFA) and at 4 WAFA for both treatments and positive interaction at 8 WAFA. Vine length showed no statistical difference at 4 WAFA, but significance at 2 and 8 WAFA with positive interaction at same weeks. The results on leaf count showed significance across the weeks with fertilizer rates and at 2 WAFA with vine cuttings with no interactions across the trend. The leaf area index showed no statistical difference with all the treatments as indicated. The vine girth showed significant difference across the weeks with fertilizer rates, and at 10 WAFA with the vine cuttings with no interactions. The yield parameters showed significance and positive interaction across with both treatments on tuber count, tuber weight and tuber length respectively. In conclusion, these results indicated that planting sweet potato in Jos plateau with a fertilizer rates of (0.4 kg/2m2 experimental plot) and 40 cm vine length could impact the growth and yield positively.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90382764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Marker assisted gene introgression in to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris l) against angular leaf spot (Pseudosercospora griseola) and anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) 大豆抗角斑病(Pseudosercospora griseola)和炭疽病(Colletotrichum lindemuthanum)的标记辅助基因渗入
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-08-30 DOI: 10.31248/JASP2021.277
M. Lema, Y. Rezene, Hewan Demissie
{"title":"Marker assisted gene introgression in to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris l) against angular leaf spot (Pseudosercospora griseola) and anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum)","authors":"M. Lema, Y. Rezene, Hewan Demissie","doi":"10.31248/JASP2021.277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/JASP2021.277","url":null,"abstract":"Angular leaf spot (ALS) and Anthracnose (ANT) are important diseases of common bean in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to pyramid resistant genes for ALS and ANT diseases into advanced line and to evaluate isolines against ALS and ANT using marker assisted selection in combination with phenotypic selection. The parent AND277 donor of Phg-1 and Co-14 genes for ALS and ANT respectively and the recipient KT-ABC001 line was used for this experiment. In genotypic selection, SSR and SCAR marker were used. Marker assisted backcrossing procedure was adopted and inheritances for resistant genes were characterized by using F2 and backcrosses. The Chi-square values showed no significant differences for ALS and ANT, 0.05 (p<0.78) and 0.03 (p<0.9) in genotypic and phenotypic selection respectively. The narrow sense heritability for ALS and ANT were 0.97 and 0.95 implying that selection for ALS and ANT can be done at early stage in a segregating population. Correlation values for ALS (r = -0.65) and for ANT (r = -0.73) were obtained between phenotypic and molecular data respectively. Eight gene pyramid groups were developed and evaluated against ALS and ANT. The gene pyramid group means were significantly different from each other (p<0.01) of which, Phg1+phg2+co14+cbb qtl and Phg-1+co-14+cbb QTL exhibited the lowest mean disease score to the three pathogens indicating both a high degree and a broad spectrum of resistance. The study identified three isolines with all four desirable genes. In general, pyramiding multiple genes for durable resistance using MAS in combination with phenotypic selection is invaluable for breeding program.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88798865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Participatory variety selection of improved orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties at Gedeb district of Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚南部格德奥地区格德布地区红薯改良品种的参与式选育
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-08-30 DOI: 10.31248/JASP2020.281
Bililign Mekonnen
{"title":"Participatory variety selection of improved orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties at Gedeb district of Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia","authors":"Bililign Mekonnen","doi":"10.31248/JASP2020.281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/JASP2020.281","url":null,"abstract":"Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) is a bio-fortified crop that is a rich source of beta-carotene (pro-vitamin A) which is necessary for combating the problems related to vitamin A deficiency (VAD). There is an increasing demand by farmers for production and consumption of improved OFSP varieties in the study areas. In order to respond to farmer requests, participatory variety selection trial was conducted with the objective of selecting superior OFSP varieties with farmer’s preferred traits. The trial was conducted during 2019 and 2020 growing seasons across three sites in Gedeb district of Gedeo Zone. Six varieties, including one old OFSP variety as a check were tested in a mother trial using each site as a single replication. For a baby trial, one new and one old variety was given to more than 30 model farmers around each site. Data were collected on agronomic traits such as root yield, above ground biomass, harvest index and sweet potato virus disease from the mother trial and analysis of variance was conducted. The combined analysis showed the presence of significant differences (p≤0.05) among tested genotypes for observed traits. The highest root yield was recorded for Dilla (23.11 t/ha), followed by Alamura (22.57 t/ha), Kabode (18.66 t/ha) and NASPOT-13 which produced the lowest root yield of 12.10 t/ha as compared to the others. Demonstrations of various sweet potato based foods were also made and 18 farmers (13 male and 5 female) were invited for variety assessment and selection based on the recipes. These farmers set sensorial attributes like flavor, taste, texture, and hardness of the cooked roots for taste-tests. Considering overall ranking of the six parameters (taste-tests) and agronomic traits such as root yield, above ground biomass, resistance to virus disease, varieties Dilla, Alamura, and Kabode were selected as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices, respectively. Therefore, scaling up of these OFSP varieties should be done in the study area and areas with similar agroecologies in order to alleviate the problems related with VAD.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81672237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Farm level correlation analysis of maize supply and market participation in Kaduna State, Nigeria 尼日利亚卡杜纳州玉米供应与市场参与的农场层面相关性分析
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-08-30 DOI: 10.31248/jasp2021.294
J. Mani, Z. Abdulsalam, M. Damisa
{"title":"Farm level correlation analysis of maize supply and market participation in Kaduna State, Nigeria","authors":"J. Mani, Z. Abdulsalam, M. Damisa","doi":"10.31248/jasp2021.294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/jasp2021.294","url":null,"abstract":"Maize supply is limited by the structural and institutional constraints that have persisted despite market reforms in the State. The resultant effect is that smallholder subsistence farmers remain mostly outside the mainstream exchange economy, unable to take advantage of the exchange economy. Using data collected from 600 randomly selected maize farmers, descriptive statistics and the multiple regression model, the paper examined the correlation of maize supply and market participation in Kaduna State. Results of the descriptive statistics show that the average age, level of education, number of household members participating in maize production of the farmers were 44 years, 7 years and 9, respectively. The outcome of the multiple regression analysis established that maize supply is directly and significantly responsive to quantity of maize output sold (proxy for market participation) (0.956) and technical efficiency of farmers (739.29) at (p<0.01) of probability. Other significant variables were age (61.653), level of formal education (114.074) and years of farming experience, which were significant at different levels (p<0.05, p<0.01 and p<0.01, respectively). In conclusion, maize supply is directly and significantly responsive to market participation and technical efficiency of farmers. Maize farmers can increase commercialization through contract farming and produce buying centres. There is also the need for continuous government support to the agricultural sector.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86736321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The effect of intra and inter-row spacing on growth, yield and yield attributes of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) under irrigated condition in Benna Tsemay Distinct, South Omo Zone, Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚南奥莫区Benna Tsemay Distinct灌溉条件下行距和行距对芝麻生长、产量和产量性状的影响
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.31248/JASP2021.264
Biruk Gezahign, Yimegnushal Bekele, Awoke Tadesse
{"title":"The effect of intra and inter-row spacing on growth, yield and yield attributes of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) under irrigated condition in Benna Tsemay Distinct, South Omo Zone, Ethiopia","authors":"Biruk Gezahign, Yimegnushal Bekele, Awoke Tadesse","doi":"10.31248/JASP2021.264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/JASP2021.264","url":null,"abstract":"Sesame is cultivated almost in all the tropical and subtropical countries of Asia and Africa. However, the yield of this crop is limited due to the lack of appropriate plant density among others discourage factors. Therefore, the field study was conducted during the 2018 and 2019 planting season with the objective of evaluating the effect of intra and inter-row spacing on yield and yield attributes of sesame in Weyito, South Omo Zone and Southern Ethiopia. This field study was factorial with three inter-row spacing (30, 40 and 50 cm) and three intra-row spacing (10, 15 and 20 cm) and used randomized complete block design with three replications. Number of primary branches per plant, plant height, number of capsules per plant, thousand seed weight and grain yield data were recorded and subjected to statistical analysis. The results of this study showed that there was a highly significant (p<0.01) difference among the main effect inter and intra-row spacing in number of primary branches per plant, plant height, number of capsules per plant, thousand seed weight and grain. The highest (1.19 ton per hectare) and (1.04 ton per hectare) grain yields were obtained from 15 cm intra and 40 cm inter-row spacing, respectively. Therefore, the use of 40 cm inter row and 15 cm intra row spacing can be recommended for sesame producing farmers to attain the higher grain yield of sesame at the study area and similar soil and climatic factors areas.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"131 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79615654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of replacing wheat-bran with cheka-residue as energy supplement on weight gain, nutrient digestibility and economic efficiency of Woyto-guji goats in Konso, Southern Ethiopia 以契卡渣替代麦麸作为能量补充对埃塞俄比亚南部Konso Woyto-guji山羊增重、营养物质消化率和经济效益的影响
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.31248/JASP2020.249
Getnet Kebede Kalsa, Derrebe Kassa Hibebo, Milkias Fanta Heliso
{"title":"Effect of replacing wheat-bran with cheka-residue as energy supplement on weight gain, nutrient digestibility and economic efficiency of Woyto-guji goats in Konso, Southern Ethiopia","authors":"Getnet Kebede Kalsa, Derrebe Kassa Hibebo, Milkias Fanta Heliso","doi":"10.31248/JASP2020.249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31248/JASP2020.249","url":null,"abstract":"The experiment was conducted on former Konso Woreda, now Konso Zone, Baide station. The aim of the study was to determine cheka-residue as an economic source of energy feed to replace wheat bran through evaluating its effect on weight gain and nutrient digestibility. Twenty intact yearling woyto-guji bucks selected from Baide CBBP association were divided in to five treatment groups each having four animal units. They were assigned to five experimental feeds [(Group-1/T1= Grazing + 1.8 L cheka-residue; Group-2/T2= Grazing + 0.6 L cheka-residue + 132 g wheat bran; Group-3/T3= Grazing + 1.2 L cheka-residue + 68 g wheat bran; Group-4/T4= Grazing + 200 g wheat bran; Group-5/T5= Grazing only) in a completely block design. Equal amount of noug-seed-cake (100 g/anl/day) was given to all treatment groups. The study comprised 90 days of feeding + 7 days digestibility trial. Supplementation after grazing tend to have increased (p<0.05) live weight and nutrient digestibility of experimental goats in current study. The average daily gain of goats maintained with T1 and T4 were significantly higher (p<0.05) than those of other treatments. Animals that received T1 and T4 had higher (p<0.05) total dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP) and crude fiber digestibility than in the remaining dietary treatments with T4 recording the highest value of 80.6% which was 12.81% higher than control. However, the two treatments (T1 and T4) were not different both in weight gain and nutrient digestibility reflecting that one can be used on place of the other. Besides, goats attained slaughter weight in a range of 29.9 to 31.8 kg as compared to 26.8 kg weight recorded for goats managed as control. Cheka-residue supplementation in current experiment provides more profit than others. Hence, it can be concluded that this by-product is a potential feed to replace wheat bran as it is very acceptable.","PeriodicalId":14890,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84338705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Diversity of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) attacking citrus trees in Machakos, Makueni, Kilifi and Kwale Counties, Kenya 肯尼亚Machakos、Makueni、Kilifi和Kwale县柑橘树蚧虫(半翅目:蚧虫)的多样性
Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.31248/JASP2021.275
G. Michael, G. Ong'amo, J. Nderitu, G. Watson, W. Kinuthia
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