THE EFFECT OF FEEDING MAIZE HUSK AND LEUCAENA MIXED OR SEPARATELY ON THE VOLUNTARY INTAKE OF THE HUSK

The effect of feeding maize (Zea mays L.) husk and leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) as a mixture or separately on the voluntary intake of ma ize husk was studied over a 40-day period. Ten male goats with an aver age weight of 15 kg were used. The maize husk intake and total dry mat ter intake for the two feeding methods was about the same. Thus, total dry matter intake was not affected (P < 0.05) by the feeding method. There was also no significant difference (P < 0.05) between the two fe eding methods in the digestibility values. The data were considered to indicate that there were no significant differences in the intake of maize husk when fed in a mixture with leucaena or when offered separat ely but at the same time.