EFFECT OF FEEDING Moringa oleifera MEAL ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF SURTI KIDS
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2021
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Department of Livestock Production Management College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand
Abstract
The experiment was conducted to study the effect of feeding Moringa oleifera meal
on growth performance of Surti kids at Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary
Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat from 21st
January to 28thApril, 2021. The study was conducted on 18 Surti kids of 6-8 months of age.
On the basis of age and uniform conformation of animals, selection was done from the
Livestock Farm Complex, Anand. The experimental kids were distributed randomly on
body weight (10.80±0.003) basis in three treatment groups with six kids (4 females and 2
males) in each group. The experimental kids were fed Total Mixed Ration (TMR)
individually as per ICAR feeding standard (2013). viz., T1: TMR (Roughage 65% and
Compound concentrate mixture 35%), T2: TMR with 25% Compound concentrate mixture
replaced by Moringa oleifera meal and T3: TMR with 50% Compound concentrate mixture
replaced by Moringa oleifera meal. The Moringa oleifera meal consisted of 78% Moringa
oleifera dry leaves (CP%=28.6) and 22% Moringa oleifera stem powder (CP%=12.5) to
produce 100% Moringa oleifera meal. The present experiment was conducted for a
duration of 98 days, experimental kids were allowed 15 days of adaptation period prior to
experimental feeding.