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Nutritional Evaluation of Forages in Kashin-Dila Rangeland of Mallam-Madori LGA, Jigawa State, Nigeria
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This study was conducted to determine the proximate composition, fibre fractions, energy and mineral contents, as well as the anti-nutritional contents of the most common forage species available in 564.2 hectares of Kashin-dila rangeland. Samples were collected monthly from July to November in 2023 using a 1m x 1m open-ended quadrat. Samples collected were identified, after which the eight most common ones were taken to the laboratory for nutritive evaluation in triplicate per month. Data generated were analyzed using GENSTAT, and significant differences were separated using Tukey. The result showed that Pennisetum pedicellatum, Cynodon dactylon, Sphaeranthus angustifolius, Cyperus esculentus, Kyllinga brevifolia, Senna obtusifolia, Leptadenia hastata and Guiera senegalensis were the most common forage species in the rangeland. The nutritional compositions were significant (p < 0.05), forages could be considered good, in terms of overall CP, ASH and NFE, except for EE, CF and energy. It can be concluded that forage quality varies greatly among these common forages, however majority could meet the requirement of ruminant animals’ production.
