Feed
Nutrients
MBR
CB
CSC
CPHK
Dry matter (DM) (%)
88.72
87.65
95.32
90.81
Crude protein (CP) (%)
10.22
4.88
40.20
12.25
Crude fiber (CF) (%)
27.10
41.82
26.20
30.79
Ash (ASH) (%)
3.69
7.90
3.92
7.84
N2 Free extract (NFE) (%)
51.76
39.80
20.88
42.96
Ether extract EE (%)
7.23
5.60
7.80
6.13
Met. Energy ME (Kcal/g)
6.32
7.22
5.82
4.50
MBR=Maize bran, CB=Corn cob, CSC=Cotton seed cake, CPHK=Cow pea husk
Table 1: Analyzed chemical composition of feed ingredients
TREATMENTS
Feed
T1(10% MC)
T2(10% MC)
T3(10% MC)
T4(10% MC)
T5(10% MC)
T6(10% MC)
MCB (%)
0
10
20
30
40
50
MBR (%)
90
80
70
60
50
40
CSC (%)
10
10
10
10
10
10
CPHK
ad lib
ad lib
ad lib
ad lib
ad lib
ad lib
Analyzed Nutrients composition
Nutrients
M.E.(Kcal/g)
5.208
5.244
5.280
5.316
5.352
5.388
CP (%)
12.84
12.41
12.20
11.99
11.78
11.58
CF (%)
29.28
29.87
30.46
31.04
31.60
32.25
ASH (%)
6.23
6.39
6.56
6.57
6.90
7.07
EE (%)
6.59
6.51
6.46
6.39
6.33
6.28
NFE (%)
45.06
44.82
44.32
44.01
43.39
42.82
MR=Maize bran, CB-Corn cobs, CSC=Cotton seed cake, CPHK=Cowpea husk, ME=Metabolizeable energy, CP=Crude protein, CF=Crude fiber, EE=Ether extract, NFE=Nitrogen free extract
Table 2: Composition of Experimental Diets
TREATMENTS
Parameters
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
SEM
Sig Level
DMI (g)
407.86a
366.07b
349.29b
363.21b
352.50b
313.57c
10.748
*
FOPT(g)
134.64a
121.43b
120.00b
110.00c
120.00b
114.29c
6.5638
*
U. Vol(mls)
302.86b
323.57a
290.00c
306.07b
303.21b
308.57b
8.9407
*
Dig. (%)
66.75a
64.89a
67.54a
68.71a
64.11a
67.32a
1.705
*
U. N2 (g)
0.94b
1.05a
0.97b
1.06a
1.08a
1.11a
0.0294
*
PI (g)
35.00a
30.39b
28.91b
30.37b
28.31b
23.71c
23.71
*
FP (g)
6.87a
5.57b
5.22b
5.18b
5.95ab
6.19ab
0.3131
*
N2-Int (g)
5.60a
4.86b
4.61b
4.86b
4.53b
3.79c
0.1902
*
F.N2 (g)
1.09a
0.89b
0.83b
0.84b
0.94ab
1.01ab
0.0525
*
N2-Ret (g)
3.57a
2.92ab
2.84ab
2.91ab
2.51ab
1.69c
0.2159
*
N retained
(% intake)
63.75a
60.08ab
61.61ab
59.88ab
55.41ab
44.59c
1.432
*

DMI=Dry matter intake, FOPT=Faecal output, U.Vol=Urinary volume, Dig. =Digestibility, U. N2=Urinary nitrogen, PI=Protein intake, FP=Faecal protein, N2-Int=Nitrogen intake, F.N2=Faecal nitrogen, N2-Ret=Nitrogen retention
Means in the same raw with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05)
Table 3: Effects of Treatments on nutrients utilization by goats

TREATMENTS
Parameters
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
SEM
Sig Level
PCV (%)
24.50b
37.75a
30.00ab
26.50b
39.50b
26.26b
0.5334
*
Hb (%)
11.25ab
15.15a
14.25a
8.55b
13.63b
7.93b
0.6328
*
RBC x106
3.85b
6.50a
4.70b
4.65a
4.75b
4.58b
0.4879
*
WBC X109
8.30d
13.60a
11.05bc
9.53bc
11.80a
9.31dc
0.7078
*
Bld prot (mg/dl)
3.65ab
5.13a
4.25ab
2.96b
4.29a
3.78ab
0.3738
*
Total protein mg/dl
3.55
7.25
5.34
3.82
5.02
4.66
0.562
*
Albumen (mg/dl)
1.70b
4.10a
2.73b
2.01b
2.49b
2.38b
0.5957
*
Globulin (mg/dl)
1.85b
3.15a
2.61ab
1.81b
2.53ab
2.28b
0.4738
*
Glucose (mg/dl)
4.30b
6.10a
4.20b
4.48b
4.98b
4.18b
0.5863
*
Blood urea (mg/dl)
22.69b
25.00a
34.36a
22.55b
21.88b
18.00b
0.5563
*
PCV=Packed cell volume, Hb=Haemoglobin, RBC=Red blood cell counts, WBC=White blood cell counts, Bld prot=Blood protein
Means in the same raw with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05)
Table 4: Effects of Treatments on Hematological and serum biochemical indices of the Red Sokoto goats