Effect of Herbal Feed Supplement Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus L.) on the Performance of Lactating Crossbred Cows and Heifers
| dc.contributor.advisor | Choudhary, J.L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhinda, Rashmi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-03T10:02:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-03T10:02:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-09-02 | |
| dc.description | Effect of Herbal Feed Supplement Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus L.) on the Performance of Lactating Crossbred Cows and Heifers | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study was carried out at the Livestock Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur (Rajasthan). Two experiments simultaneously was conducted 90 days each to investigate the effect of herbal feed supplement Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus L.) on the performance of lactating crossbred cows and heifers. Experiment I: A total of 15 lactating crossbred cows in early stage of lactation, on the basis of nearness in their body weight and milk yield, were divided into three treatment groups of five animals each. Out of these, one group served as control (T1) group in which all animals were offered wheat straw ad lib. + 10 kg green berseem + concentrate mixture wherein no supplementation was given. Cows in treatment groups T2 and T3 were subjected to Shatavari supplementation @ 150 and 200 mg/kg BW/day, respectively. The average daily DMI was significantly (P<0.01) higher in T3 and T2 as compared to T1 group, however, there was significant (P<0.05) difference between T2 and T3. The DMI/100kg body weight was non-significant between control and both supplemented groups. The average daily CPI and DCPI were significantly (P<0.05) higher in T3 and T2 groups as compared to T1 group however, non-significant difference between T3 and T2 groups. The CPI/100kg and DCPI/100kg body weight were non- significant between control and both supplemented groups. A similar trend was also observed in daily TDNI and TDNI /100kg body weight. The VWI and TWI were significantly (P<0.01) higher in T3 and T2 as compared T1 group. A similar trend was also observed in VWI/kg DMI and TWI/kg DMI. The TWI/kg milk yield was non-significant among the treatment groups. The digestibility coefficient of all the nutrients except EE were significantly (P<0.05) higher in both supplemented groups than control group. However, digestibility coefficient of EE was non significantly different between control (T1) and both supplemented groups, T2 and T3. The daily milk yield and FCM yield was significantly (P<0.05) higher in both supplemented groups than control group. Percent Fat, SNF, TS, lactose, protein and SCM yield were significantly (P<0.01) higher in both supplemented groups as compared to control group. Body weight gain per day (gm) was significantly (P<0.01) higher in T2 and T3 as compared to T1 (control). Reproductive performance like first postpartum oestrus days, service period and service per conception were significantly (P<0.05) lower in both supplemented group than control group. Conception rate was also higher in T3 and T2 than T1. Mean daily return over feed cost from sale of milk was highest in T3 then in T2 and lowest in T1 group. EXPERIMENT II Fifteen crossbred heifers were divided into three groups of five animals each and randomly allotted in three dietary treatments as follows: All animals in T1 (control) group were offered wheat straw ad lib. + 2 kg green berseem + concentrate mixture wherein no supplementation was given. Cows in treatment groups T2 and T3 were subjected to Shatavari powder supplementation @ 150 and 200 mg/kg BW/day, respectively. The daily DM intake, CP intake and DCP intake were significantly (P<0.05) higher in T3 as compared to T1. DM intake per 100kg body weight, CPI/100kg body weight and DCPI/100kg body weight were nonsignificant among all treatment groups. A similar trend was also observed in daily TDN intake and TDNI/100kg body weight. The VWI and TWI were significantly (P<0.01) higher in T3 group than that of T2 and T1 group. However, there was nonsignificant difference between T1 and T2. Digestibility coefficient of DM, OM and NFE were non significant among all treatment groups. However, digestibility coefficient of CP, CF and EE were significantly (P<0.05) higher in T3 than T1 group. But non-significant differences were found between T2 and T3. Average body weight gain was significantly (P<0.01) higher in both supplemented groups than control group. However, there was significant (P<0.05) difference between T2 and T3. Age at first service (days) was significantly (P<0.05) lower in T3 as compared to T1 group. However, there was non-significant difference between T2 and T3. The feed cost per kg gain was lowest in T3 then in T2 and highest in T1. Therefore it can be concluded that Shatavari powder supplementation is economically viable and beneficial and it could serve as potential tool to improve milk production, reproductive performance and net return from lactating crossbred cows and heifers | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bhinda R. And Choudhary J.L. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810160861 | |
| dc.keywords | Herbal, Feed, Supplement, Shatavari, Asparagus, racemosus, Performance, Lactating, Crossbred, Cows, Heifers | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.pages | 132 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | MPUT, UDAIPUR | en_US |
| dc.research.problem | Effect of Herbal Feed Supplement Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus L.) on the Performance of Lactating Crossbred Cows and Heifers | en_US |
| dc.sub | Livestock Production and Management | en_US |
| dc.theme | Herbal Feed Performance Lactating Cows and Heifers | en_US |
| dc.these.type | Ph.D | en_US |
| dc.title | Effect of Herbal Feed Supplement Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus L.) on the Performance of Lactating Crossbred Cows and Heifers | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |