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ThesisItem Open Access Performance of Assam hill goat reared under bamboo and wooden house(College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara Campus, 2022) Begum, Armina Sultana; Bora, J RThe experiment was carried out at Goat Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, Byrnihat, Guwahati, Assam under the supervision of the Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022 for a period of three months from February to May,2022 to study the performance of Assam Hill goat reared under different house. Twelve (6 male and 6 female) healthy Assam Hill goats; approximately two to three months old were randomly divided into two groups ( Group I and Group II) consisting six animals in each group. During the experimental period, the kids were sheltered in group in an elevated (4 ft.) two different types of house i.e. elevated bamboo and wooden house of the Goat Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, Byrnihat. All experimental kids were managed intensively under the same feeding managemental care. The feed were offered as 1/3rd concentrate ration on DM basis with 2/3rd roughages in both the groups. The average initial and final body weight of kids in bamboo and wooden house were 5.92 ± 0.15 and 9.62 ± 0.13 kg and 5.85 ± 0.22 and 8.55 ± 0.17 kg respectively. The overall body weight of kids was found to be 7.69±0.20and 7.20±0.15 kg respectively. The fortnightly body weight have no significant difference in 1st, 2nd and 3rd fortnight, however in 4th fortnight it was found to be significant difference (P<0.05) between the groups. The body weight in 5th and 6th fortnight was recorded highly significant (P<0.01); on the other hand in overall, it showed insignificant difference between the groups. The overall fortnightly body weight gain were found to be 0.617 ± 0.02 and 0.450 ± 0.01 kg in group I and group II respectively. The overall daily body weight gain was recorded as 41.11 ± 1.17 and 30.00±0.91 g. The total body weight gain from 1st to 6th fortnight period were 3.7±0.04 and 2.7±0.12 kg in respective group. The body weight gain in every fortnight and daily body weight gain showed insignificant difference in 1st fortnight while in 2nd and 3rd fortnight had significant (P<0.05) differences and in 4th, 5th, 6th and overall were highly significant (P<0.01) among the groups. The total body weight gain was found to be highly significant (P<0.01). The overall average feed intake in Group I and Group II were 1.84±0.026 and 1.71±0.018 kg, respectively. Feed intake was found to be highly significant difference (P<0.01) at every fortnight and overall among the Group I and II. The overall average feed conversion efficiency in group I and group II were 7.01 ± 0.20 and 9.12 ± 0.31 respectively. There was no significant differences in feed conversion efficiency at 1st ,2nd and 3rd fortnight among the group I and group II while in 4th and 5th fortnight showed the significant (P<0.05) difference. There was highly significant (P<0.01) difference recorded in 6th fortnight and overall in feed conversion efficiency between the groups. On calculation of production economy, the cost of production per kid was Rs 433.83 and 396.00 in Group I and II, respectively. The cost of feeding per kg of live weight gain recorded as Rs. 117.25 and 146.67, in the respective groups.
