EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTATION ON DIGESTIBILITY AND NITROGEN BALANCE BY DORPER AND LOCAL MALAWI SHEEP FED MAIZE STOVER

Ten Dorper (16.0 to 37.0 kg) and 10 local (15.0 to 28.5kg) rams were fed maize stover offered at 2 times the requirement for maintenance with urea lick (UL) or bean shells (BS) or poultry manure (PM). Bean shells and PM treatments included urea solution to provide 1.2% N in the diet. In this study the sheep consumed leaves and rejected all stems. Intake of total dry matter and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) was highest (