**4. Objectives of the study**

The broad objective is to determine the performance of WAD Ram fed *Adansonia digitata*  bark based concentrate supplement.

The specific objectives are


Performance and Heat Index of West African Dwarf (WAD)

and 15 in the treatments 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.

Note: PKC- Palm kernel cake, BDG- Brewers dried grains

Table 1. Experimental Diet Composition (%)

content and low moisture content.

**Ingredients (%) Treatments** 

**8. Results** 

were 350C and 54.5% respectively using wet and dry thermometer.

Rams Fed with *Adansonia digitata* Bark (Baobab) as Supplement 249

commencement of the experiment and every fortnight on each animal between 7 and 9a.m on each day. The average air temperature and relative humidity recorded during this study

Table 1 above showed the composition of experimental concentrate diet to be used for the experiment. Wheat offal was supplied at different percentages in the diets starting from 50, 45, 40 and 35 contained in the treatments 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively, this was supplied in different levels because wheat offal had high percentage of dry matter content of 89% while adansonia digitata bark was low in dry matter content (Table 2). PKC, Bone meal, Salt and BDG was supplied in the diet with the same percentage of 20, 1, 1 and 28 in the treatments 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Baobab bark was supplied in the diet with different levels 0, 5, 10

Wheat offal 50 45 40 35 PKC 20 20 20 20 Bone meal 1 1 1 1 Salt 1 1 1 1 BDG 28 28 28 28 Baobarb Bark 0 5 10 15 Total 100 100 100 100

Table 2 showed that Adansonia digitata bark had very high moisture content (89.3%) while it is low in dry matter content (10.7%). Also it contained 10.7% of crude protein and is high in crude fibre (32.16%) and Ash content (7.02%) while wheat offal had high dry matter

Moisture content 89.3 11.0 Dry matter 10.7 89.0 CP (Crude Protein) 10.7 15.0 CF (Crude Fibre) 32.16 23.1 EE (Ether Extract) 2.52 6.0 NFE (Nitrogen Free Extract) 47.6 20.7 ASH 7.02 8.2

Table 2. Proximate composition of adansonia digitata bark and Wheat Offal

1 2 3 4

**Adansonia digitata Wheat offal** 
