EFFECT OF FEEDING JOWAR STRAW IN COMBINATION WITH SOYBEAN STRAW ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS CALVES.
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2018-07-16
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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
Abstract
The study entitled “Effect of feeding jowar straw in combination with soybean straw on the growth performance of indigenous calves” was conducted for period of 90 days. Twenty indigenous calves were divided into four groups on the nearness of age and weight. Four feeding treatment were studied namely T1 (100% jowar straw + 3 kg berseem + concentrate), T2 (60% jowar straw + 40% soybean straw + 3 kg berseem + concentrate), T3 (40% jowar straw + 60% soybean straw + 3 kg berseem + concentrate) and T4 (100% soybean straw + 3 kg green fodder + concentrate) was fulfil requirement of indigenous calves in all treatments.
It was observed that jowar straw was containing 2.80, 2.10, 54.67, 31.9, 8.23 per cent, CP, EE, NFE, CF and ash while soybean straw was containing 7.90, 2.30, 39.19, 40.56 and 10.90 per cent CP, EE, NFE, CF and ash respectively. The contents of nutrient in concentrate were 18.55, 6.44, 60.98, 6.8 and 7.23 per cent CP, EE, NFE, CF and ash. The contents of nutrients in berseem containing 16.40, 2.47, 50.44, 25.8, and 15.89 per cent CP, EE, NFE, CF and Ash.
The daily DM intake was differing significantly between the treatments. The calf from T3 groups consumed more DM than that of T1, T2 and T4 calf. The average daily intake was 2.63, 2.75, 2.81 and 2.69 kg/day/calf in T1, T2, T3 and T4 groups respectively. This trend thus indicates that there was increase in the daily DM intake when soybean straw was incorporated as roughage in the rations of indigenous calf.
Thus, the combination feeding jowar straw and soybean straw fulfill the balance diet. The intake trend indicated that all the animal must have received the feed in adequate quantity to fulfil their appetite.
All the calves exhibited satisfactory growth rate 255 to 300 g 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 and T4 treatment. There for feeding cost was desirable.
Growth rate was higher in calves feed combination of jowar and soybean straw than sole feed of jowar and soybean straw was found economical for gain in weight in indigenous calves.
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The present investigation is aimed at the calves which is a multi-purpose animal producing meat and manure. In India there are only use of a jowar straw as a feed that get only carbohydrates. Soybean straw which are have a nutritional value next to third oilseed cake but because of its coarse nature animal not more prefer it. The use of jowar straw combination with soybean straw can improve the growth of indigenous calves. Soybean straw and jowar straw contains useful amount of crude protein up to 7.90 and 2.80 percent and crude fiber 40.56 and 31.90 percent respectively. Keeping in view, the economic aspect of indigenous calves rearing, it was suggested that the under privileged families.
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Atmospheric science, Climatology, Latitude, Meteorology, Seasons, Crops, Field crops, Sorghum, Soybean, Berseem, Animal husbandry, Livestock, Animal health, Concentrates, Silage, Veterinary science, Crossbred calves body weight, Agricultural economics, Costs, Agricultural extension, Rural area, Post harvest technology, Nutritive value, Statistics and experimentation, Statistical method, Experimental design, Plant physiology and biochemistry, Biochemistry, Amines, Soybean amino acids, Jowar carbohydrates, Sorghum carbohydrates, Jowar cellulose, Sorghum cellulose, Soybean lipids, Soybean vitamins, Soybean nutrients, Soybean dry matter, Jowar dry matter, Sorghum dry matter, Soybean lipids, Soybean vitamins, Soybean nutrients, Soybean dry matter, Jowar straw, Soybean straw, Dry roughages, Green fodder, Calves water intake, Calves body measurement, Crude protein, Crude fiber, Ether extract, Total ash, Nitrogen free extract, Experimental Period, Calves daily feed intake, Calves growth rate, Calves feeding cost,
Citation
WANDHARE, VAISHALEE MITARAM. (2018). Effect of feeding jowar straw in combination with soybean straw on the growth performance of indigenous calves. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2018. Print. xi, 70p. (Unpublished).