Utilization of sesbania leaves as sole feed in growing goats

摘要

Sesbania, a tropical legume, providing green foliage of high crude protein and low crude fibre is commonly used for feeding goats. Lack of information on its utilization has evoked to study the effect of feeding sesbania leaves as sole feed on growthand nutrient utilization in growing Black Bengal goats. Nine male castrated goats aged about 5 months and weighing 9 0 kg were used in a 56 day study. The animals were allocated at random to road-side grass (A), Sesbania aculeata (B) and Sesbania rostrata (C) and were fed to appetite. The changes in live weight and food intake were recorded weekly and a digestibility trial was conducted at the end of growth study.