STUDY ON FEEDING PRACTICES AND MINERAL STATUS OF LACTATING JAFFRABADI BUFFALO IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT OF GUJARAT 2830

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dc.contributor.advisorH. H. SAVSANI
dc.contributor.authorNALIYAPARA HARDIKKUMAR BHUPATBHAI
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-03T06:35:55Z
dc.date.available2021-07-03T06:35:55Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractThe present study was conducted to study on feeding practices and minerals status of lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes of Junagadh district of Gujrat. Jaffrabadi buffalo is one of the heaviest buffalo breed in the world. Home tract of the breed is Gir forest in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Conventional feeding practices followed by the majority of farmers and these are based on available green fodder, dry fodder and concentrate that is why per animal productivity is low India. The deficiency of certain minerals may not affect crop yields but their availability from such forages may be inadequate for the requirement of livestock. It is, therefore, necessary to generate information on mineral status, zone wise to identify deficiencies and toxicity. Aim of the present study is to survey feeding practices followed by lactating Jaffrabadi buffalo owners in Junagadh district, to assess proximate constituents of feeds and fodder, to assess the mineral status of soil, feeds/fodder and lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes and to study the soil-plant-animal relationship in with the mineral status of the area. For the present study, 05 talukas of Junagadh district of Gujarat were selected randomly, 04 villages from each taluka and 3 respondents from each selected village. Total 20 villages were selected randomly for the study and 60 Jaffrabadi buffalo owners were interviewed to generate knowledge on feeding practices adopted for their lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes. Samples of soil, feeds and blood collected and analyses as pre standard procedure to know the status of the minerals in the study area. The study showed that a majority of respondents 60 % and 75 % having small to medium size land holding and small hard size (<5 buffaloes). The survey work revealed that most of the respondents reared the animals on stall feeding and supplementation of green maize, marvel grass, jowar hay, groundnut haulms and cottonseed cake. Generally, 18.23±1.70 kg available green fodders, 11.72±0.43 kg available dry fodders and 7.29±0.23 kg concentrate were fed daily to lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes. Average DMI of lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes are 20.04±0.28 kg/day.The concentrate was fed twice in a day at a time of milking and the majority of respondents (95%) used readymade concentrate mixture. Soaking of concentrate was practiced by the majority (65%) of respondents. Majority of respondents were not practicing mineral supplementation (88.33%), salt supplementation (81.67%) and deworming (51.67%) to their buffaloes. Among the soil minerals, Ca (0.98±0.04%), Mg (0.24±0.02%), Cu (2.28±0.13 ppm) and Fe (3.71±0.46 ppm) were found above the critical level while, P (0.0024±0.00015%) and Zn (1.19±0.13ppm) were found below the critical level. The average Ca, P, Mg, Cu, Fe and Zn content in green fodders, dry fodders and concentrate were, 0.32±0.03%, 0.95±0.06% and 0.33±0.08%, 0.14±0.01, 0.13±0.02 and 0.40±0.02, 0.25±0.02, 0.54±0.02 and 0.31±0.02, 22.92±6.40, 21.34±4.61 and 20.80±2.42, 467.90±71.16, 1310.27±116.08 and 241.78±22.92 and 32.49±1.65, 22.63±1.12 and 46.07±2.12, respectively. The Ca was found deficient in maize (0.23%), sorghum (0.18%), gajraj grass (0.24%), cottonseed cake (0.16%), cottonseed (0.12%), sugarcane (0.06%) and maize cake (0.25%). Whereas marvel grass (0.40%), bajra (1.02%), groundnut haulms (0.95%) and conc. mix (0.36%) were adequate in calcium. The P was found deficient in maize (0.15%), sorghum (0.17%), marvel grass (0.12%), gajraj grass (0.16%), sugarcane (0.07%) and groundnut haulms (0.12%). Whereas, cottonseed cake (0.40%), cottonseed (0.34%) and conc. mix (0.38%) were adequate in phosphorus. Most of the feedstuff was found adequate in magnesium except, green jowar (0.18%), sugarcane (0.05%) and maize cake (0.10%). Most of the feedstuff was found adequate in copper except, sugarcane (5.90ppm) and maize cake (5.09ppm). All the feedstuff was found adequate in iron. The Zn was found deficient in marvel grass (28.72ppm), sugarcane (12.03 ppm) and groundnut haulms (20.73 ppm). Whereas, maize (33.95 ppm), sorghum (30.57 ppm), gajraj grass (70.47 ppm), cottonseed cake (45.85 ppm), cottonseed (43.67 ppm) and maize cake (37.97 ppm), conc. mix (74.10 ppm) was adequate in zinc. Among the blood plasma minerals of lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes, Ca (12.58±0.41mg/dL), P (6.37±0.16mg/dL), Mg (5.61±0.21mg/dL), Cu (1.11±0.13 ppm), Fe (4.15±0.23ppm) and Zn (3.30±0.39ppm) were found in normal level. Soil calcium having a significant positive relation with that of blood and dry fodder calcium. Blood magnesium having a significant positive relation with dry fodder magnesium. Soil iron having a significant positive relation with blood iron and highly significant positive relation with green fodder iron.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810170057
dc.keywordsfeeding practices, minerals status, lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes.en_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages139pen_US
dc.publisherJAU, JUNAGADHen_US
dc.subAnimal Nutritionen_US
dc.themeSTUDY ON FEEDING PRACTICES AND MINERAL STATUS OF LACTATING JAFFRABADI BUFFALO IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT OF GUJARAT 2830en_US
dc.these.typeM.V.Sc.en_US
dc.titleSTUDY ON FEEDING PRACTICES AND MINERAL STATUS OF LACTATING JAFFRABADI BUFFALO IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT OF GUJARAT 2830en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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