https://eajvas.haramayajournals.org/index.php/eajvas/issue/feed 2025-06-24T05:50:23+00:00 Editorial Team hueajvas@gmail.com Open Journal Systems <p>The East African Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (EAJVAS) publishes original scientific papers and technological information on aspects of veterinary and animal sciences to the users in Eastern Africa and elsewhere in the world. It also enhances exchange of ideas among scientists engaged in research and development activities and accepts papers from anywhere else in the world. </p> https://eajvas.haramayajournals.org/index.php/eajvas/article/view/498 2025-01-14T08:04:59+00:00 Amanuel Berhe amanuelberhe3@gmail.com Birhane Gebreanenia noname@gmail.com Gebremedhn Beyene noname@gmail.com Genet Mengistu noname@gmail.com Kidane Hintsa noname@gmail.com Leake Gebresilassie noname@gmail.com

<p>The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of brewery malt screening (BMS) inclusion on growth performance and profitability of Tigray highland sheep fed on natural mixed hay as a basal diet. Twenty yearling intact male sheep with an initial body weight of 17.2±1.16 kg (mean ± SD) were allocated to a randomized complete block design with five blocks and four treatments. Treatments consisted ad libitum feeding of natural mixed hay plus concentrate mixture with 0 % BMS (T1), concentrate mixture with 10 % BMS (T2), concentrate mixture with 20 % BMS (T3) and concentrate mixture with 30 % BMS (T4), and all experimental diets were iso-nitrogenous (16.9-17.7 % CP). After 21 days of quarantine and adaptation period, the feeding trial was conducted for 90 days, followed by 10 days of digestibility trial. Natural mixed hay, wheat bran, maize, noug seed cake, cotton seed cake, and brewery malt screening, consisting of 7.43, 15.6, 9.72, 30.79, 29.82, and 21.90 % CP, respectively, were used. Except for CP digestibility, no significant difference (p &gt; 0.05) was observed in total DM, OM, NDF, and ADF intake and digestibility among treatments. Experimental diets with higher ADF content (T3 and T4) tended to have reduced CP digestibility. No difference (p &gt; 0.05) was observed in body weight gain and feed conversion efficiency among treatments. The partial budget analysis showed that diet on T4, which includes 30 % BMS has high marginal rate of return. Inclusion of 30 % brewery malt screening in sheep feeding resulted in better financial benefits without affecting the productive performance of Tigray highland sheep.</p>

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