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National level e-symposium on “Agroforestry system for augmenting livestock
productivity and empowering resource poor rural farmers”

Table 1. Ingredient composition of total mixed ration

Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal
Ingredients
based extruded feed
Cumbu Napier hybrid fodder 20.00

Lucaena leucocephala leaf meal 30.00
Maize 25.00

DORB 22.00
Mineral mixture 2.00
Salt 1.00

Total 100.00
TDN (%) 62.00
DCP (%) 10.56

This extruded feed was analysed for its chemical quality (AOAC, 2012) for every month and it was
continued till six months for the assessment of shelf life during storage. The palatability trial was conducted
in adult boer local cross bred goats (12 months of age) by feeding extruded feed. The data obtained on various
parameters was analysed statistically by SPSS (Statistics 20).

Results and Discussion
The Storage studies on quality of Leucaena leucocephala tree leaf meal based extruded feed is presented
in table 2.

Table 2. The Storage studies on quality of Leucaena leucocephala tree leaf meal based
extruded feed (Mean ± SE*)

Parameters Initial day Final Day
Crude Protein 12.42 ± 0.01 11.98 ± 0.06

Ether extract 2.92 ± 0.01 3.05 ± 0.01
Crude fibre 21.79 ± 1.07 22.46 ± 1.12

Total ash 12.05 ± 0.61 11.69 ± 0.57
Nitrogen free extract 50.88 ± 2.64 50.87 ± 2.51
Fungal infestation Absent Absent

Insect invasion Absent Absent
Aflatoxin B (ppm) 25.86 ± 0.01 13.54 ± 0.01
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*Mean of six samples

Institute of Animal Nutrition, Centre for Animal Production Studies, TANUVAS
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 103