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Bioresource Technology, Vol.48, No.1, 91-93, 1994
EFFECT OF ADDITION OF SHEEP AND GOAT DROPPINGS ON PREPARATION OF SILAGES WITH PEARL-MILLET (PENNISETUM-TYPHOIDES)
Sheep and goat droppings were added to pearl millet, (Pennisetum typhoides) (DM 32.5%, CP 4.78%) in proportions of 25, 50 and 75% along with additives -urea (1%), molasses (8%) and lactobacillus culture (1.05 x 10(7) cells ml-1; 6% on DM basis). Any increase in addition of droppings from 25 to 50% or more resulted in poor quality silage without stability. An addition of 25% droppings increased the crude protein levels by more than 60% while urea-molasses addition provided fermentable energy and NPN for proper fermentation. Pathogens, including clostridia, survived in silages with more than 25% sheep and goat droppings.