Testicular Morphometry of Red Sokoto Bucks Fed Cotton Seed Cake
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of cotton seed cake inclusion on testicular morphometry of Red Sokoto bucks. Sixteen sexually matured Red Sokoto bucks were randomly allotted to four dietary treatments with four animals per treatment. Treatment compared were T1 = 0% cotton seed cake (CSC), T2 = 10% CSC, T 3 = 20% and T4 = 30% CSC respectively. The results of chemical composition show that the crude protein (CP) content was generally high in all the diets. The ash, ether extract (EE), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and gross energy values (GE) were all highest in T3. The extra gonadal sperm reserve showed significant difference (p<0.05) in all the parameters observed except for left caput epididymides and right caudal epididymides. Testicular morphometry showed significant effect (p<0.05) in all the parameters observed. Results indicate that 10 and 20% levels of CSC inclusion do not have any negative effect on testicular morphometry of Red Sokoto buck. Keywords: Testicular, morphometry, goats, sperm, cotton seed cake
Authors and Affiliations
Nasir M, Njidda AA. , Duwa H, Chibuogwu C. I.
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