Effect of feeding shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) and saijan (Moringa oliefera) on nutrients intake, digestibility and milk production in crossbred lactating cows
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2008-08
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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Since hundreds of years livestock is an integral part of mixed farming system. The ancient history of India is very rich in herbal medicines. Animal productivity in terms of growth and milk yield can be improved by using different herbs as a component of animal feed. Present study was conducted at Instructional Dairy Farm (I.D.F.) Nagla, College of Veterinary and Animal Science of G. B. P. U. A. and T., Pantnagar in order to see the effect of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) and Saijan (Moringa oleifera) supplementation in cross bred lactating cows on nutrients intake, nutrients utilization, milk production and composition. All the animals were grouped under three groups and put on two different treatments. One gets Shatavari and another gets Saijan @ 100 gm/day/animal. When dry matter intake was calculated on the basis of per 100 kg body weight, the values were 2.93, 3.50 and 3.03 kg in G1, G2 and G3, respectively, and they differed significantly. The DMI in terms of g/kg W0.75 were 127.98, 153.22 and 135.15 in G1, G2 and G3, respectively, and they also differed significantly. Organic matter intake in terms of kg/100 kg body weight and g/kg W0.75were significantly (P < 0.05) different among groups. The values in terms of OMI kg/100 kg body weight were 2.66, 3.17 and 2.75 in G1, G2 and G3, respectively and OMI g/kg W0.75 were 116.22, 139.09 and 122.59 in G1, G2 and G3, respectively. In G2 there was significant (P<0.05) increase in TLC among individual animals. There was significant (P<0.05) difference among the groups and within the groups in total erythrocyte count (TEC). The overall average milk production (l/day) was 12.00, 12.89 and 12.79 in G1, G2 and G3, respectively.
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