Feedlot Performance and Profitability of Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu Finished on Local Feed Resources in Kongwa District, Tanzania

Saning’o Gabriel Kimirei; Sebastian Wilson Chenyambuga; Daniel Elia Mushi; George Mutani Msalya; Zena Mpenda

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Feedlot Performance and Profitability of Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu Finished on Local Feed Resources in Kongwa District, Tanzania

Saning’o Gabriel Kimirei, Sebastian Wilson Chenyambuga, Daniel Elia Mushi, George Mutani Msalya, Zena Mpenda

Published in International Journal of Animal Science and Technology (Volume 6, Issue 4)

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted for 90 days to assess the effects of diets formulated based on locally available feed ingredients on growth performance, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and gross margin of cattle under feedlot condition in Kogwa district, Tanzania. Fifty bulls belonging to Tanzania shorthorn zebu breed, with the age of three to four years and average initial weight of 130 kg were used. The bulls were allotted to five treatments (T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄, T₅) in a completely randomized design. Animals on treatments T₁, T₂, T₃ and T₄ were kept under confinement, fed Cenchrus ciliaris hay and supplemented with concentrate diets formulated based on locally available ingredients while those on T₅ were grazed in natural pastures without being supplemented. The diet on T₁ contained maize bran as the sole energy source while T₂ comprised maize bran and rice polishing as energy sources, T₃ comprised maize bran and molasses as energy sources and T₄ had maize bran, rice polishing and molasses as energy sources. All diets contained sunflower seed cake and mineral pre-mixes as protein and mineral sources, respectively. The bulls subjected to concentrate supplementation (T₁, T₂, T₃, T₄) had higher (P < 0.0001) weight gain and growth rate than those on T₅. Among the bulls supplemented with concentrate diets, those on T₃ had the highest weight gain (107 kg) and growth rate (1.28 kg/d) and lower FCR (6.48), followed by those on T₁(weight gain = 96.70 kg, growth rate = 1.07 kg/d, FCR = 6.509). Moreover, the bulls on T₃ had the highest gross margin (TZS 235,471). In conclusion, the diet on T₃ was found to be better than the other diets. Therefore, it can be used by farmers for fattening of indigenous cattle at an affordable cost and obtain large profit.

Published in	International Journal of Animal Science and Technology (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijast.20220604.11
Page(s)	78-85
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Keywords

Feed Conversion Ratio, Gross Margin, Local Feed Ingredients, Weight Gain

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Saning’o Gabriel Kimirei

Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Science, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Sebastian Wilson Chenyambuga

Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Science, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Daniel Elia Mushi

Tanzania Meat Board (TMB), Dodoma, Tanzania
George Mutani Msalya

Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB), Dodoma, Tanzania
Zena Mpenda

Department of Trade and Investment, College of Economics and Business Studies, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

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AU  - Saning’o Gabriel Kimirei
AU  - Sebastian Wilson Chenyambuga
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AU  - George Mutani Msalya
AU  - Zena Mpenda
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