Pandya, P. R.PANDEY, ARATI KUMARI2018-06-112018-06-112013http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810050977An experiment of 90 days duration was earned out on fourteen adult goats to study the effect of Solid State Fennentation Biomass on their digestibility and nutrient utilization. In first phase, in vitro studies on effect of SSF biomass at different levels on DM and OM digestibility revealed that in vitro ADMD, TDMD and OMD increased in all SSF biomass supplemented TMRs compared to TMR without SSF biomass. The in vitro ADMD (73.01%), TDMD (63.93%) and OMD (74.31%) increase by 20.86 %, 31% and 20.34%,, respectively, at 4%, level SSF biomass (9000 IU/g CMCase and 3000 IU/g xylanase activity) in TMR. Hence was further evaluated by in vivo experiment on goats. The SSF Biomass was supplemented in such a way that it supplied 36000 IU CMCase /lOOg DM and 12000 IU xylanase /lOOg DM in TMR. So that the level of enzyme supplementation remains uniform throughout the experiment. The goats under control group (T1) were fed total mixed ration without SSF Biomass where as goats under treatment group (T2) were fed TMR with @ A% SSF biomass. Quantity of TMR offered was adjusted at fortnight intei-val according to change in body weight of goats. Individual feeding of all the goats was earned out during the study period. The nutrient requirements of goats in term of DCP and TDN were met as per ICAR (1998) feeding standards. The daily DM intake g per day and kg per 100 kg body weight were 561.98 and 2.53 for control (T1) while 514.20 and 2.41 for treatment (T2) group. Non significant differences (P>0.05) were observed for DM intake as g per day and kg/100 kg body weight basis. However, the goats under T2 consumed 9.3% less DM than T1 without any adverse effect on body weight. The CP, DCP and TDN intakes were 48.15 & 45.19; 32.35 & 29.36 and 327.71 & 325.83 g/d under T1 and T2, respectively, in which treatment difference were non-significant.enANIMAL NUTRITIONA STUDYThesis