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DOI	10.3390/su16062270
	Forage Preference, Voluntary Intake, and In Vivo Digestibility of Six Tropical Tree Leaves by Sheep in Semi-Arid Areas in Benin Republic (West Africa)
	Gninkplekpo, Euvrard L. R.; Koura, Bossima Ivan; Lesse, Paolo D. A.; Yaoitcha, Alain; Accalogoun, Jodelet; Hornick, Jean-Luc; Cabaraux, Jean-Francois; Houinato, Marcel R. B.
通讯作者	Koura, BI
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
EISSN	2071-1050
出版年	2024
卷号	16 期号:6
英文摘要	Livestock supplementation with forage trees is becoming a sustainable alternative to traditional grazing on the open pastures during the dry season in Benin. However, little is known about the feeding preferences of sheep and the digestibility of such native tree/shrub fodder. Such knowledge could improve their use on smallholder farms. Multiple-choice feeding preference tests were conducted on six tree fodders (Annona senegalensis, Blighia sapida, Cassia sieberiana, Gmelina arborea, Khaya senegalensis, and Mangifera indica) to determine the best choice to feed the local rams and ewe Djallonke sheep. The cafeteria test involved four rams and four ewes. In addition, an in vivo trial using metabolic cages was conducted to evaluate the voluntary intake of dried woody leaves and the dry matter digestibility of diets containing these dried leaves. Preferences varied significantly (p <= 0.05) according to the woody species. Based on relative intake values, sheep preferred, in decreasing order, the leaves of M. indica, B. sapida, K. senegalensis, G. arborea, A. senegalensis, and C. sieberiana. The apparent digestibility of dry matter was highest (p <= 0.01) in the G. arborea diet (86.8%); all diets presented a value higher than 70%. This study provided helpful information about better resource utilization to improve animal productivity. Further study could evaluate the growth performance of sheep supplemented with tree fodder.
英文关键词	forage trees nutritive value neutral detergent fiber productivity sustainable
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:001192819300001
WOS关键词	NUTRITIVE-VALUE ; TANNIN ; GOATS ; STRATEGIES ; PERFORMANCE
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/405716
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gninkplekpo, Euvrard L. R.,Koura, Bossima Ivan,Lesse, Paolo D. A.,et al. Forage Preference, Voluntary Intake, and In Vivo Digestibility of Six Tropical Tree Leaves by Sheep in Semi-Arid Areas in Benin Republic (West Africa)[J],2024,16(6).
APA	Gninkplekpo, Euvrard L. R..,Koura, Bossima Ivan.,Lesse, Paolo D. A..,Yaoitcha, Alain.,Accalogoun, Jodelet.,...&Houinato, Marcel R. B..(2024).Forage Preference, Voluntary Intake, and In Vivo Digestibility of Six Tropical Tree Leaves by Sheep in Semi-Arid Areas in Benin Republic (West Africa).SUSTAINABILITY,16(6).
MLA	Gninkplekpo, Euvrard L. R.,et al."Forage Preference, Voluntary Intake, and In Vivo Digestibility of Six Tropical Tree Leaves by Sheep in Semi-Arid Areas in Benin Republic (West Africa)".SUSTAINABILITY 16.6(2024).