Papers by Pigangsoa Konlan
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2019
An in vivo digestibility trial was conducted to evaluate the digestibility of six forages. These ... more An in vivo digestibility trial was conducted to evaluate the digestibility of six forages. These were selected indigenous browse species and groundnut haulms in Lawra and Jirapa Districts of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Groundnut haulms served as a control due to its known good digestibility in small ruminants. Thirty West African Dwarf (WAD) young castrated billy goats with a mean age of 8 months were used. The average live body weight was 8.9 ± 0.1 kg. The animals were randomly assigned to the six treatments and replicated five times in a completely randomized design. They were confined in metabolism cages. The adaptation period was 3 weeks after which data was taken for 10 days. The treatments were the leaves and tiny twigs of T1 Annona senegalensis, T2 Ficus gnaphalocarpa, T3 Pericopsis laxiflora, T4 Pterocarpus erinaceus, T5 Afzelia africana, and T6 (control) Arachis hypogaea. Feed intake, faecal matter and urine output were measured. The results indicated that dry matter (D...
International Journal of Agronomy, 2017
Groundnut, the most important grain legume in Ghana, is largely cultivated under rainfed conditio... more Groundnut, the most important grain legume in Ghana, is largely cultivated under rainfed conditions within the Guinea savanna zone of the country. The pods and haulms are important sources of income for smallholder farmers in the region. There is an emerging market for groundnut haulms as livestock feed in Ghana. A population of 30 groundnut genotypes were evaluated for yield (pod and haulm) and its components as well as good haulm nutritive value. High significant differences were observed among the genotypes for all agronomic traits. Average pod yield ranged from 1.6 to 5.7 t/ha with SAMNUT 23 and ICGV-IS 13081 being the most productive. Eight out of the 30 genotypes produced haulm yields above 8 t/ha. There was no significant difference among genotypes for in vitro gas production, digestible organic matter, ash, neutral detergent fibre, and metabolizable energy. However, crude protein, crude fibre, and acid detergent fibre were significantly different. Crude protein content was h...
A survey was conducted in six communities to evaluate and document the existing and potential fee... more A survey was conducted in six communities to evaluate and document the existing and potential feed resources, their uses and seasonal gaps with respect to ruminant production in northern Ghana. The six project communities (Tingoli, Tibali, Gia, Bonia, Papu, and Guo) were selected based on small ruminant population in the communities. Qualitative and quantitative surveys were carried out using Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST). The data was collected through Participatory Rural Appraisal in community focus group discussions and individual interview using structured questionnaire. Mixed crop-livestock farming system was found to be the common practice among the smallholder farmers in all communities. The crops grown in the area included cereals (maize, rice, sorghum and millet) and legumes (groundnut, cowpea, soya beans, and bambara groundnut). The animals reared were cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, pigs, and poultry such as local chicken and guinea fowls. Livestock production constraints i...
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2012
... differences and good egg collection, eliminating egg losses through theft, predation or inabi... more ... differences and good egg collection, eliminating egg losses through theft, predation or inability of the stockmen to locate laying pits as reported by Teye and Adam (2000) and ... REFERENCES Avornyo FK, Karbo N, Munkaila L, Mbii P, Abukari A and Allegye-Cudjoe (2007). ...
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International Journal of Livestock Research, 2015
The objective of this study was to assess the productivity of small ruminant through the introduc... more The objective of this study was to assess the productivity of small ruminant through the introduction of improved healthcare and feeding strategies into small ruminant production systems. The General Linear Model of SAS was used to compare means after fitting sources of variation to models. Growth rate of treatment animals was higher than that of control animals (P<0.05). Lambs grew about twice as fast as kids (P<0.05). Lower mortality rate was observed in treatment animals compared to control (P<0.05), partly contributing to higher birth rate observed in treatment animals (P<0.0001). A strong interaction was observed between community and type of animal (P<0.001). A net gain of US$5.65 was observed for each treatment animal compared to US $8.58/control animal (P<0.05). However, these profit margins were significantly affected (P<0.05) by the management practices of the farmers. The package resulted in increased birth rates so the concentrate feed could be tried on pregnant and lactating females.
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Papers by Pigangsoa Konlan