แปลบทความIn an attend to alleviate ruminant feed supply problems
and looking for potential feed resources, particularly
those which survive during the dry season call for the
use of conventional feedstuffs for the production of
ruminant animals. Research had shown that, these
conventional sources may not be profitable due to the
escalating cost of production and competition between
man and livestock. In this regards, the necessity to Site of study: The research was carried out at the
search for cheaper and locally available alternative feed Teaching and Research Farm of the University of
materials among nutritionists that can meet the Ibadan-Nigeria with latitude 7° 27 and longitude 3° 45
nutritional requirements of ruminant animals arise. Such at an attitude between 200 m and 300 m above sea
feed materials should have the advantage of cost, level. The areas has a tropical humid climate with mean
availability as well as posses very low human food temperature of 25-29°C and average annual rainfall of
preference to eliminate competition between man and