Effect of processing methods on the degradability of rattle box (Crotalaria retusa) plant in Yankasa rams

Figures & data

Table 1. Proximate composition of variously treated Crotalaria retusa leaves.

Treatment	DM (%)	CP (%)	CF (%)	EE (%)	ASH (%)	NFE (%)
Fresh	58.06	15.69	24.55	0.93	6.87	51.96
Oven dried	99.42	15.44	24.42	0.79	7.09	52.26
Sun dried	98.30	12.31	22.86	0.72	6.02	58.09
Shade dried	96.67	14.00	29.91	0.68	7.73	47.68

Table 2. Effect of processing method on the dry matter degradability of Crotalaria leaves.

	Treatments
Incubation time (hour)	Fresh	Oven dried	Sun dried	Shade dried	SEM	LOS
3	86.00^a	39.33^c	46.00^b	49.67^b	0.60	*
6	91.00^a	43.33^d	47.67^c	57.00^b	0.44	*
12	93.00^a	58.00^c	67.67^b	70.00^b	0.51	*
24	97.00^a	72.00^b	73.67^b	74.67^b	0.45	*
36	97.67^a	77.67^c	76.67^d	79.33^b	0.19	*
48	98.00^a	78.00^c	80.00^b	81.00^b	0.17	*
^a,b,c,dMeans with different superscript letters within the same row differ significantly.
p<0.05. SEM=Standard Error of Means; LOS=level of significance.

Figure 1.  Graphical outlook of disappearance of experimental material with time.

Table 3. The effect of processing on the degradation characteristics of the experimental material.

	Processing methods
Degradation characteristics	Fresh	Oven dried	Sun dried	Shade dried	SEM
a	71.00^a	35.00^c	40.00^b	35.00^c	0
b	98.00^a	78.00^c	80.00^b	81.00^b	0.17
a + b	169.00^a	113.0 0^d	120.00^b	116.00^c	0.17
c	1.58^a	0.74^b	0.58^c	0.56^c	0.01
^a,b,c,dMeans with different superscript letters within the same row differ significantly.
p<0.05. SEM=Standard Error of Means; LOS=level of significance.

Table 4. The passage rate of the Crotalaria retusa leaves at different outflow rates.

	Processing methods
Outflow rate (k)	Fresh	Oven dried	Sun dried	Shade dried	SEM	LOS
0.02	167.78^a	112.30^c	117.34^b	113.23^c	0.45	*
0.03	167.18^a	109.99^d	116.06^b	111.88^c	0.16	*
0.04	166.59^a	109.05^d	114.84^b	110.59^c	0.16	*
0.05	166.00^a	108.12^d	113.65^b	109.36^c	0.16	*
^a,b,c,d means with different superscript letters within the same row differ significantly.
p<0.05. SEM=Standard Error of Means; LOS=level of significance.

Figure 2.  Graphical illustration of rate of passage of experimental material at different outflow rates.