The effects of different levels of mesquite (Prosopis chilensis) pods on the performance of Shugor lambs in Halfa Elgadeda, Kassala State, Sudan
Abstract
SHORT NOTE
Sheep production is very important in the Sudan due to high population, wide distribution and contribution to self sufficiency and meat exports. The demand for Sudanese sheep meat is increasing as they depend on natural pastures with no feed additives or growth promoters affecting human and animal health. Nutrition is one of the main constraints for sheep production due to pastures deterioration and seasonal fluctuations in pastures productivity and quality affecting animal health and performance (Hamed, 2007). Agro- industrial by- products and browses are important in filling the nutritional gap, especially in the dry season (Mohmed, 2001). It is therefore, important to exploit new feed resources for efficient animal production.
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Elimam, M. E., S. M. Gamer, A. A. A. Lutfi and S.A. A. Elhassin. 2011. The nutritive value and antinutritional factors in mesquite (Prosopis chilensis L.) leaves. Gezira Journal of Agricultural Science 9 (2):120-128.
Elimam, M. E. and T. M. Modawi. 1999. A note on the composition of different parts of Mesquite (Prosopis chilensis) in the Gezira (Sudan). University of Khartoum Journal of Agricultural Sciences 7: 139- 143.
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Mahgoub, O. , I.T. Kadim, N. E. Forsberg, D. S. Al-Ajmi, N. M. Al-Saqry, A. S. Al-Abri and K. Annamalai. 2005. Evaluation of Meskit (Prosopis juliflora) pods as a feed for goats. Animal Feed Science and Technology121: 319-327.
Mohmed, A. H. 2001. Evaluation of some range plants for goats in Rahad area, Butana plain, Sudan. M.Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan.
Riveros, F. 1992. The genus Prosopis and its potential to improve livestock production in arid and semi-arid regions, pp 237- 248. In: Proceedings of the Prospis Symposium, University of Durham, UK, 27- 31 July 1992.
Snedecor, G. W. and W. G. Cochran. 1980. Statistical Methods. Iowa State University Press, Ames , Iowa, USA.
Published
2023-02-16
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A. B. OSMAN, Amani; E. ELIMAM, Mohmed.
The effects of different levels of mesquite (Prosopis chilensis) pods on the performance of Shugor lambs in Halfa Elgadeda, Kassala State, Sudan.
Gezira Journal of Agricultural Science, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 2, p. 95-101, feb. 2023.
ISSN 1728-9556. Available at: <http://37.60.236.48/index.php/gjas/article/view/2491>. Date accessed: 03 june 2026.
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