UTILIZATION OF TAMARIND (Tamarindus indica) CRUSHED SEEDS AS PROTEIN SOURCE FOR COW HEIFERS.
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2019-09-11
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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
Abstract
The study entitled “Utilization of tamarind crushed seeds as protein source for cow heifers” was conducted for period of 90 days. Twenty heifers were divided into five groups on the nearness of age and weight. Five feeding treatments were studied namely T1 (Dry roughages + Green roughages + Concentrate (control), T2 (Dry roughages + Green roughages + 80%Concentrate + 20% tamarind crushed seeds), T3 (Dry roughages + Green roughages + 70% Concentrate + 30% tamarind crushed seeds), T4 (Dry roughages + Green roughages + 60% Concentrate + 40% tamarind crushed seeds), T5 (Dry roughages + Green roughages +50% Concentrate + 50% tamarind crushed seeds), was fulfilled requirement of cow heifers in all treatments.
It was observed that, readymade concentrate containing 89.20, 19.65, 6.55, 6.10, 60.13 and 7.58 percent of DM, CP, EE, CF, NFE and Total ash, respectively.
Daily DM intake differed significantly between the treatments. The heifers from T3 groups consumed more DM than that of T5,T4, T2 and T1 heifers groups. The daily DM intake observed in treatment groups T1, T2, T3 , T4 and T5 were 3.05, 3.07, 3.39, 3.25 and 3.07 kg, respectively.. This trend thus indicated that there was increase in the daily DM intake when a 30% tamarind crushed seeds was incorporated with 70% concentrate in the rations of heifers. Weight gain per day was found higher in T3.
All the heifers exhibited satisfactory growth rate 0.245 to 0.293 kg per day and differences were significant. The per kg gain of body weight was higher in T3 treatment. It was over experimental result, the treatment T3 showed better and desirable result as compared with T1, T2, T4 and T5 treatment. There for feeding cost was desirable (Rs.477.75 Rs) in T3 treatment. Growth rate was higher in feeding in heifers feed 70% concentrate mixture with 30 % tamarind crushed seeds than other group.
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The present investigation was undertaken during the year 2018-2019. The purpose of present investigation was to investigate the utilization tamarind crushed seed as protein source for cow heifers.
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Animal husbandry, Livestock, Animal feeding, Animal health, Animal production, Breed, Cattle, Cattle shed, Concentrate, Cows, Feeding intake, Feeds, Heifers, Supplementary feeding, Roughage, Tamarind Seed, Feed consumption, Animal nutrition, Livestock production.
Citation
MANCHALWAR, AMOL OMPRAKASH. (2019). Utilization of tamarind (Tamarindus indica ) crushed seeds as protein source for cow heifers. Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2019. Print. xii, 68p. (Unpublished).