The objectives of this study were to quantify and assess the performance of the goat in Juba conditions and its environment under natural grazing in Juba area capital city of the Republic of South Sudan. During the grazing period of six months (May-October). Goat’s kids were brought from Terekeka county were selected from different community. Plants were cut from the ground level weighted freshly and then dried at 70℃ for a day. Chemical analyses of feed (pasture) were carried out in laboratories in ARC Wad-Medani, Sudan. In vitro digestibility was determined in the department of animal production laboratory in the unversity of Gezira. For animal performance sixteen Mundari goats that brought from different communities in the area were used. The animals were divided into four groups each of four. The result revealed that nutrient composition differed with time. Pasture composition and were significantly (P ≤ 0.05) differed with time were the plants that formed the pasture. And in vitro digestibility differed significantly (P ≤ 0.05) with time. However weight gain of animals ranged from 0.11-0.4 kg/day. The information derived from this study will serve as baseline for goat nutrition status in South Sudan. The study recommended that, for goat live weight gain improvement, pasture should be supplemented with highly nutritive feed such as concentrate.
Published Date: 2023-07-05; Received Date: 2023-04-28
