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Evaluating the effects of storage conditions on dry matter loss and nutritional quality of grain legume fodders in West Africa

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Highlights • Nutritional quality and dry matter quantity of grain legume fodders (GLFs) declined with increasing duration of storage.• GLFs stored in sacks had better nutritional quality and less dry… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Nutritional quality and dry matter quantity of grain legume fodders (GLFs) declined with increasing duration of storage.• GLFs stored in sacks had better nutritional quality and less dry matter loss than stored GLFs tied with rope.• Decline in nutritional quality is drastic in leaf fractions than in stem fractions of GLFs during storage.• Aflatoxin was not detected in groundnut fodder during storage in the dry season.

Keywords: quality; nutritional quality; dry matter; grain legume; legume fodders

Journal Title: Animal Feed Science and Technology
Year Published: 2020

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