Effects of supplement of chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifoliuss) leaf on feed intake digestibility and growth performance in meat goats

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Published: Dec 31, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/jsat.2025.10
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Chaya feed intake digestibility growth performance of meat goats

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pawinee Archa
-School of Animal Technology and Innovation, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology

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This experiment aimed to evaluate the effects of supplementing chaya foliage (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, and growth performance of crossbred Anglo-Nubian male goats. The fifteen goats, one year of age, with an initial average body weight of 17.0 ± 1.0 kg, were assigned to three dietary treatments with five replications each, following a completely randomized design (CRD). All goats were offered corn silage ad libitum as the basal roughage, and treatments consisted of supplementing chaya foliage at three levels: T1 = control (0%), T2 = 3%, and T3 = 6% (DM basis), in combination with pelleted concentrate containing 14% crude protein. Prior to the experiment, goats underwent a 10-day adaptation period. During the trial, animals were fed individually twice daily at 06:30 and 16:30, with free access to clean water. The experimental period lasted 90 days. The results showed that dry matter intake (DMI, g/d), crude protein (CP), and ether extract (EE) intakes were significantly increased (p<0.05). Goats in T2 had the highest intakes (1693.2, 112.6, and 76.0 g/d, respectively), which were greater than those in T3 (1514.6, 102.0, and 72.7 g/d, respectively). Nutrient digestibility of DM, CP, and ADF also differed significantly (p<0.05) compared with the control group. Regarding growth performance, goats supplemented with chaya foliage showed significantly improved body weight gain (p<0.05). In particular, goats in the highest supplementation group (6%) achieved an average daily gain of 23.5 g/day, indicating the potential of chaya foliage as an alternative protein source for ruminant diets without adverse effects on growth performance.

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Archa, pawinee. (2025). Effects of supplement of chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifoliuss) leaf on feed intake digestibility and growth performance in meat goats. Journal of Science and Agricultural Technology, 6(2), 51–54. https://doi.org/10.14456/jsat.2025.10
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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): July-December
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