Influence du taux de concentré sur l'ïngestibilité, la croissance pondérale et le développement corporel du mouton Djalonké "Mossi"

Effect of Dietary Concentrate Rate on Intake, Weight Gain and Body Development in Djalonke Mossi Sheep. Three levels (75 %, 50 % and 25 %) of concentrate were used to evaluate their effects on feed intake, weight gain and body development in sheep. Forty Djalonke Mossi lambs at least twenty-four (24) months old were splited in four groups. Three groups were assigned the three levels of concentrate and fed during 84 days, and the fourth was a control, with all animals slaughtered on day one of the study. Resul indicated that : (i) dry matter intake is strongly affected (p