NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF JACKFRUIT (ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS) WASTE IN SHEEP
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2019-06
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KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR
Abstract
An In vitro and In vivo evaluation of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) wastes was
conducted to study the potential nutritional value and its feeding value in growing sheep.
Jackfruit waste (JFW), maize hay (MH), Concentrate feed mixture (CFM) and their various
dietary combinations were studied by In vitro gas production technique. The RIVGP24 (ml/200mg
DM), ME (MJ/kg),IVDOM (%), a (ml/200mg DM), D (ml/200mg DM), K (h-1), b (ml/200mg
DM) and t1/2(h) value for JFW was 66.87, 11.32, 75.10, 5.36, 76.34, 0.08, 8.48 and 70.98
respectively. Among various dietary combination of JFW with CFM, JC50:50 dietary
combination was showing significantly (P0.05) among treatment groups. All the animals in the trial were in positive
nitrogen balance. It was concluded that JFW could be used conveniently as a roughage source
which partially or completely be replaced the traditional crop residue without affecting the
growth and digestibility of nutrients in sheep.
Key Words: Jackfruit waste, sheep, In vitro, Voluntary feed intake, Digestibility