Journal of Veterinary Health Science(JVHS)
ISSN: 2831-3887 | DOI: 10.33140/JVHS
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Amare Abera
Coordinator of Development and Research Director of Animal Production Sciences, Ethiopia
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Research Article
Growth Performance of Indigenouns Goat Breeds through Grazing Supplemented With Graded Levels of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas) Silage in Loma Woreda, Southern Ethiopia
Author(s): Yaekob Lorato Lomba* and Amare Abera
Background: A study was carried out in Loma district of Southern part of Ethiopia that aimed to determine the effects of supplementation of graded levels of sweet potato vine silage on growth performances of grazing indigenous goat breeds. Loma district, the potential area for sweet potato production, that they practiced feeding sweet potato for animal feed shortage especially during dry season in the study area. Two hundred Sixteen indigenous yearling male local goats (16.3±0.4kg) were randomly selected for on-farm feeding trial. The goats were blocked into four groups of fifty four animals based on their initial body weight. Dietary treatments were randomly assigned to each animal in the groups. Animals which were assigned randomly in each block were given to farmers. The treatment comprised of grazing alone as treatment 1, grazing+78 g dry matter sweet potat.. Read More»