Comparison of a Napier Hybrid with Groundnut Haulms from Different Cultivars Fed to Nell ore Sheep

(+ 100 g conc.:ntra t.:) fresh and as silag.: (+200 g cnnccntratc) measuring voluntary feed intake, digestibility and growth over 43 daysin 6 groups of Ncllon: rams 1\l!h SL \ annnals pc1•group (2X.73+kg). Organ1c matter 1ntakc and average daily weight changes were Significantly (P<0.05) higher 1n ramson pure groundnut haulms compared to those on either supplemented Co4 fresh grassor silage. Intake 11crc signilicantl) higher in ramson Co4 grass than on silage but in both cases sheep did apparently not achie~e maintenance requirements. Th1s was in stark contrast to groundnut haulm fed sheep where apparent (trial period was too short lor delin1te I'. eight change measurements) positive daily weight changes of more than I 00 g were observed. llowcver, the voluntary f~ed intake mcasurcm<.:nt ckarly showed the superiority of groundnut haulms where intakes ranged from 4 to 4.5 % of hotly wc1ght compared to 3"'o with fresh Co4 grass which is better than in silag<.: lcmn. Culti\ar differences in haulms we1-e observed lor nutri<.:nt intak<.: and digcstibilities but not on pcrl(mnancc of sheep