Processed neem kernel meal as a substitute for peanut meal protein in growing goat diets

摘要: Abstract Twenty-four local goats (12 male and 12 female), 7–10 months of age with mean body weight 10.3 ± 0.48 kg were assigned at random to two dietary treatments offered diets consisting isonitrogenous concentrate mixtures based on ground maize containing either deoiled peanut meal (DPNM) or urea-ammoniated neem kernel (UANKM), along ad libitum green sorghum fodder for a 70-day period. The treatment did not significantly influence the intake dry matter, digestibility various nutrients, average daily gain feed efficiency. However, crude protein was depressed (p  growing countries .