Effects Of Supplementation With Pigeon Pea (cajanus Cajan) Cowpea (vigna Unguiculata) And Lablab (lablab Purpureus) On Feed Intake Body Weight Gain And Carcass Characteristics Of Wollo Sheep Fed On Grass Hay

An experiment was carried out using sixteen male yearling Wollo Tumele lambs with an average body weight of 18.8±0.35 kg. The objective was to investigate the effect of supplementation with pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), cow pea (Vigna unguiculata) and lablab (Lablab purpureus) on feed intake, body weight change and carcass parameters lambs fed a basal diet of grass hay in a study that lasted for 90 days. The treatments consisted of ad libitum feeding of natural pasture grass hay plus 200 g dry matter (DM) of wheat bran for all groups additional supplementation with 243, 260 or 225 g DM per head per day of pigeon pea, cow pea and lablab for T2, T3 and T4, respectively. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) was used. The experimental lambs were categorized into four blocks of four lambs based on their initial body weight and the four feed treatments were randomly assigned to each animal in a block. There were significant differences (P

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