Study of forage species of the maritime region of Togo used in livestock feed
Research Laboratory on Agro resources and Environmental Health (LARASE), Higher School of Agronomy, University of Lomé, 01 BP. 1515 Lome, Togo.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 15(03), 017–026
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.15.3.0869
Publication history:
Received on 22 July 2022; revised on 27 August 2022; accepted on 29 August 2022
Abstract:
Natural pastures constitute the bulk of livestock feed in Togo, but very few studies have been conducted on their nutritional value. The objective of the study is to identify in the maritime region located in the south of Togo plant resources available and recoverable in livestock feed. During the ethnobotanical survey in the field, the feeding behavior of grazing cattle was observed and made it possible to collect samples of grazed plants. A part of each sample is brought to the laboratory for taxonomic identification and then another part goes for bromatological analysis. The results obtained from the bromatological analysis of 40 most palatable plant species in the region showed that the moisture content of the samples varies from 2.23 to 9.43%. The rates of ash, fat and crude fiber vary respectively from 2.23 to 9.43%, from 1.29 to 30.33%, from 0.85 to 8.11% and from 6.03 to 32 .3%.
Keywords:
Raising of ruminants; Natural pastures; Plant species; Feed value; Livestock feed
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