NUTRITIVE EVALUATION OF PALMYRA (Borassus flabellifer) SEEDHUSK AND SUGAR CANE (Saccharum officinarum) BAGASSE IN CROSSBRED CALVES

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dc.contributor.advisorDeepa Ananth
dc.contributor.authorSANOODH MOHAMMED AV
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-17T08:42:01Z
dc.date.available2020-09-17T08:42:01Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAn experiment was conducted to assess the effect of 50 percent replacement of green grass with Palmyra seed husk or sugar cane bagasse in complete feed on growth in crossbred calves. Three complete rations having 70:30 concentrate: roughage ratio, with grass (T1), 50 per cent replacement of grass with Palmyra seed husk (T2) and 50 per cent replacement of grass with sugar cane bagasse (T3) on dry matter basis, as roughage source were prepared and evaluated for their nutritive value. Eighteen healthy female cross bred calves, six to seven months of age were selected from ULF, Mannuthy as uniformly as possible with regard to age and weight, and randomly allotted to three dietary treatments T1, T2 and T3 and fed with respective experimental rations as per NRC (2001) for a period of 90 days. The animals were fed twice daily and the balance of feed was collected for obtaining daily dry matter intake. The record of daily feed intake and fortnightly bodyweight of all the experimental animals were maintained throughout the experimental period. At the end of the feeding trial a digestibility trial for five days was conducted by total collection method. Feed, fodder and dung samples were analysed for proximate principles (AOAC, 2012). Blood samples were collected from the experimental animals at the beginning and end of the trial and was analysed for serum calcium, serum phosphorus, glucose, blood urea nitrogen, serum total protein, albumin (using standard kits) and haemoglobin (using blood analyser). The bodyweight gain obtained was 43.40± 2.44, 36.78± 1.64, 42.38± 2.39 Kg in 90 days period. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in the fortnightly body weight and average daily gain. Dry matter intake per Kg metabolic body weight was significantly lower in T3 animals in all the fortnights compared to the T1 and T2. The feed conversion efficiency obtained were 4.87 ±0.18, 5.61 ±0.28 and 4.76 ±0.12 and was higher (P<0.01) for T1and T3. The digestibility trial revealed that all the three treatments had similar dry matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre digestibility (P>0.05) while the ether extract digestibility was higher (P<0.01) for T3 than that of T1 andT2 ration. Cost of production when calculated in terms of feed cost per kg body weight gain was lower for T3 and T2 than that of T1. Hence, the study indicated that the calves could be raised on 50% replacement of green grass with Palmyra seed husk or sugar cane bagasse with optimum weight gain. However, the feed efficiency on 50% replacement of Palmyra was lower and cost of feed/kg body weight gain was lowest in calves fed on sugar cane bagasse.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810151436
dc.keywordsNUTRITIVE EVALUATION PALMYRA (Borassus flabellifer) SEEDHUSK SUGAR CANE (Saccharum officinarum) BAGASSE CROSSBRED CALVESen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages62en_US
dc.publisherCOLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES-MANNUTHY,THRISSURen_US
dc.research.problemNUTRITIVE EVALUATION OF PALMYRA (Borassus flabellifer) SEEDHUSK AND SUGAR CANE (Saccharum officinarum) BAGASSE IN CROSSBRED CALVESen_US
dc.subAnimal Nutritionen_US
dc.themeNUTRITIVE EVALUATION OF PALMYRA (Borassus flabellifer) SEEDHUSK AND SUGAR CANE (Saccharum officinarum) BAGASSE IN CROSSBRED CALVESen_US
dc.these.typeM.V.Sc.en_US
dc.titleNUTRITIVE EVALUATION OF PALMYRA (Borassus flabellifer) SEEDHUSK AND SUGAR CANE (Saccharum officinarum) BAGASSE IN CROSSBRED CALVESen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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