EFFECT OF FEEDING SEABUCKTHORN FRUIT RESIDUE(POMACE) ON NUTRIENT UTILIZATION AND PERFORMANCE IN GOATS
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2017-01-04
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CSKHPKV, Palampur
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Balanced and effective feeding are the most important prerequisites for economic production of
livestock. So, minimization of feed cost would be a great achievement for livestock farmers if the
unconventional but potential ingredient like Seabuckthorn (SBT) pomace would be introduced as the
replacer of major nutrient sources. Nutritionally, SBT pomace is very rich in nutrients. Very little
systematic and scientific work has been conducted to study the effects of feeding SBT pomace to the
livestock. Hence, the present study was envisaged to see the effect of replacement of CP of conventional
feed of goats, with that of SBT pomace and evaluate biological performances, nutrient utilization, blood
biochemistry , rumen metabolites and cost benefit ratio by feeding SBT pomace.
An experiment was conducted in beetal goats to study the effect of SBT pomace on biological
performance and nutrient utilization. The experiment was aimed to study the effect of SBT pomace on
growth of goats, where 24 goats of 5 months age were divided in 4 treatment groups having 6 animals in
each group. The conventional ration was offered in control group (T1) and replacing 10, 20 and 30 per cent
CP of the control group with the CP of SBT pomace in three treatment groups T2, T3 and T4, respectively.
Trial was also conducted which was aimed to observe the effect of SBT pomace on rumen metabolites and
rumen microbial population in goats.
The change in body weight, average daily dry matter intake, average gain in weight per day, dry
matter intake per kg metabolic weight, blood biochemical profile, serum mineral status, rumen
fermentation studies were recorded . It was observed that significantly (P<0.05) highest gain in body
weight was observed in animals fed T4 (30% supplemented SBT pomace) diet followed by T3 (20%) and
T2 (10%) diets as compared to control T1 group. Maximum digestibility of nutrients was observed in
group fed diet supplemented with SBT pomace at 30 % level. Serum mineral status of animal showed
improvement .Serum minerals level like Phosphorous, Magnesium and iron levels were significantly
higher (P<0.05) in T4 and T3 treatment group as compared to T2 and control group,T1. Lipid profile
picture also improved in groups having SBT pomace as compared to control diet. Gain in body weight and
profit was significantly higher (P<0.05) in treatment group T4 and T3 as compared to T2 and T1. It was
noticed that, as the level of SBT pomace increased, the biological performance of the goats increased
though the blood biochemical parameters were not affected at large by replacement of SBT pomace at any
level. It was revealed that replacement of CP of conventional goat feed with SBT pomace CP up-to 30 per
cent level was economic for goats production. Higher body weight gain and better balance of nutrient in
goats was observed than traditional goat ration. Best FCR was observed in treatment group T4 having 30%
SBT pomace than control group. Higher microbial population in rumen of goats and lower protozoal
population was found in SBT pomace added diets thus reflecting that SBT pomace increased bacterial
degradation and also acted as defaunating agent by lowering protozoan population thereby increasing
microbial protein availability to animals reflected by higher body mass gain and better health parameters..
Looking at the results of present investigations, it could be concluded that 30 per cent CP of the
traditional concentrate ration could be replaced with the CP of SBT pomace in goats for a viable and cost
effective goat production, as well as improving the nutrient utilization efficiency for sustainable goat
production.
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