The Effect Of Urea Lime Mixture in Concentrate Conataining Differen Levels of Cassava on Performance of E ttawa Grade Goats

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of urea lime mixture in concentrate containing different levels of cassava on performance of the ettawa grade goats through in-vivo experiment. Arandomized block design (RBD) consisted of four different rations and four replicates was used in this experiment. A total of 16 ettawa cross bred goats with initial body weight ranging from 12.4 -19 kg were aranged into 16 pens experiment. Four feed treatments were offered to four groups of four goats. The first treatment (A) was 50% elephant grass 50% concentrate (without cassava urea lime) as control diet, the second treatment (B) was 50% elephant grass 50% concentrate (without cassava, with 4% urea and 2% lime), the third treatment (C) was 50% elephant grass 50% concentrate (with 25% cassava, 4% urea and 2% lime), and the fourth treatment (D) was 50% elephant grass 50% concentrate (with 50% cassava, 4% urea and 2% lime). Ration was composed based on standard requirement of 15 kg body weight goat with 75 g daily weight gain. Results of this study showed that urea-lime was not significantly affect the consumption of dry matter (DM). Eenergy consumption in treatment C and D were significantly higher than the energy consumption in treatment A and B. Ttreatment D was significantly higher than other treatments because the consumption of DM tends higher in treatment D compared with other treatments. Feed Convertion Ratio (FCR) in treatment D was the least significant compared with other treatments. It showed that concentrate containing 4% urea, 2% lime and 50% cassava was the most efficient to use in ration. The utilization of 4% urea and 2% lime combine with 50% cassava could improve the ettawa grade goat’s growth and feed efficiency. Keyword: Urea-Lime, Cassava, Performance and Ettawa Grade Goats.