EFFECT OF INOPHORE (LASALOCID) AS FEED ADDITIVE ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND NUTRIENT UTILIZATION IN CROSS BRED KIDS
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Date
2009
Authors
Tudu, Shankar
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Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Abstract
The present study was carried out on 15 cross bred kids
randomly divided into three groups having 5 in each group. Kids of T1 group
were fed standard starter and grower rations as per ICAR (1998)
recommendation; kids of T2 group were fed standard concentrate ration with
Inophore @ 50 g/ 100 kg of the feed. Kids of T3 group were fed standard
concentrate ration with Inophore @ 83.33 g/ 100 kg of the feed. Body weight
of kids, digestibility of nutrients, plane of nutrition, balance of nitrogen,
calcium and phosphorus, feed conversion efficiency and economics of
feeding were recorded and the findings are as follows :
1. The initial average body weights of groups T1, T2 and T3 were 4.70 ±
0.59, 4.80 ± 0.65 and 4.56 ± 0.47 kg and the final body weights at the
end of experiments were 9.18 kg, 10.62 kg and 10.50 kg, respectively.
2. Daily body weight gain of T1, T2 and T3 groups were 40.00 ± 1.47 g,
46.43 ± 1.78 g and 53.03 ± 1.98 g, respectively. The highest daily gain
in body weight was noted in T3 group followed by T2 and T1 groups.
3. Although the effect of added Inophore at two different levels had not
significant influence on final body weight but higher body weight gain
was recorded in kids of T3 group (10.50 kg) followed by T2 (10.00 kg)
and T1 (9.10 kg) groups.
4. In general digestibility coefficient were found to be superior in T3 group
followed by T2 and lowest in T1 group but values were not significantly
different in respect to its nutrients and nutritive values.
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5. There was non-significant influence on intake of CP, TDN, DE and ME.
Although it was higher in T3 group followed by T2 and T1 groups.
6. Balance of N, Ca and phosphorus were positive in all the three groups.
The N and Ca balance were higher in T3 group in comparison to T2 and
T1 groups but did not differed significantly.
7. The phosphorus retention as percent to P-intake and phosphorus
retention as P-absorbed were significant (P < 0.01) higher in T3 group
than T2 and T1 groups.
8. Diets had non-significant influence on blood constituents during whole
experiment period. Although the level of haemoglobin and ALT and
were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in T3 group at the end of experiment.
9. Better feed conversion efficiency was recorded in T2 group (5.96 ± 0.58)
than T3 (5.29 ± 0.43) and T1 (6.35 ± 0.62). The difference was statically
not significant.
10. Average cost per unit gain in live weights was lowest in T3 (Rs. 56.92)
followed by T2 (Rs. 63.18) and T1 (Rs. 65.72).
Supplementation of Inophore at the level of 50 g/ 100 kg of feed
enhanced growth performance of kids by 23 per cent and feed ef ficiency by
17 per cent in comparison to control ration.
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EFFECT OF INOPHORE (LASALOCID) AS FEED ADDITIVE ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND NUTRIENT UTILIZATION IN CROSS BRED KIDS
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