eprintid: 1108 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 source: Scopus dir: disk0/00/00/11/08 datestamp: 2024-12-16 15:23:34 lastmod: 2024-12-16 15:23:34 status_changed: 2024-12-16 15:23:34 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Trung, N.B. creators_name: Truong, N.B. title: EFFECTIVENESS OF COCONUT MEAT WASTE IN FEED INTAKE, DIGESTION AND PROTEIN RETENTION IN GOATS ispublished: pub subjects: SF divisions: j11 full_text_status: public keywords: Agricultural waste; Alternative feedstuff; Digestibility; Local feeds; Small ruminants note: Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, An Giang University, An Giang, Vietnam. No 18, Ung Van Khiem street, Dong Xuyen Ward, An Giang Province, Long Xuyen City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam abstract: The objective of the experiment was to determine the proportion of coconut meat waste on feed consumption, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen retention of goats. The experiment was conducted using a Latin square design on 4 male Bach Thao goat (16.2±2.93 kg). Treatments were 4 levels of coconut meat waste (CMW) at 0, 5, 10 and 15 in basal diet of rice distillers’ by-product, cabbage waste, Operculina turpethum vines, urea and premix. Results indicated that dry matter intake per body weight tended to increase from CMW0 to CMW5 treatment but it was gradually reduced from CMW5 to CMW10 and CMW5 treatments (3.34; 3.50; 3.46 and 3.28, respectively). The ME consumption was higher at supplemented treatments coconut meat waste compared to CMW0 treatment. The nutrient digestibility () was gradually increased from CMW0 to CMW15 treatment. Similarly, digestive nutrients tended to increase with increasing coconut meat waste in the diet. The nitrogen retention was numerically lower for the CMW5, CMW10 and CMW15 treatments compared to CMW0, while daily weight gain was not different among treatments. In conclusion, 10 coconut meat waste could be used as an additional source of dietary regimen in goats, without negative effects on animal fattening performance. © The Author(s) 2024 date: 2024-03-25 publication: Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research volume: 14 number: 2 publisher: Scienceline Publication pagerange: 137-143 id_number: 10.51227/ojafr.2024.16 refereed: TRUE issn: 22287701 official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85191797904&doi=10.51227%2fojafr.2024.16&partnerID=40&md5=c713489210d229814f41eb4a2ed59dd0 j_index: scopus citation: (2024) EFFECTIVENESS OF COCONUT MEAT WASTE IN FEED INTAKE, DIGESTION AND PROTEIN RETENTION IN GOATS. Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research. pp. 137-143. ISSN 22287701 document_url: http://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/1108/1/OJAFR14%282%29137-143%2C2024.pdf