STUDY ON CERTAIN SUMMER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF CROSSBRED CALVES
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2018
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Department of Livestock Production Management College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand
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The present experiment was conducted to study on certain summer management practices on performance of crossbred calves in middle Gujarat agro climatic condition during summer season (1st April to 15th July) at Livestock Research Station, College of Veterinary science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat. The study was conducted on 18 Young (80-100 kg) farm born Crossbred calves of Livestock research station, Veterinary College, Anand. The experimental animals were maintained on ICAR feeding standard (1998). The chaffed hybrid nippier, Juwar straw and pelleted concentrate Amul Dane was offered as per the requirement of animals for DCP and TDN to fulfill the dry matter requirement. The clean water was provided ad lib thrice time in a day in plastic tub. The experimental animals were divided in to two treatment groups based on body weight comprising of nine animals in each treatment viz. T1: Control (Housing under asbestos roofed shed) and T2: (Housing under asbestos roofed shed where top surface of roof will be painted white and animals was applied mist through foggers).
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