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- Title
Feeding practices and nutritional status of horses in Ganderbal District of Kashmir.
- Authors
Bhat, M. A.; Ganai, A. M.; Ahmad, H. A.; Beigh, Y. A.; Sheikh, G. G.; Farooq, J.; Haq, Z.; Reshi, P. A.
- Abstract
Equines have a significant impact on socio-economics of poor farmers; however improper nutritional management leads to their below average performances, and thus lack of interest in equine rearing, the main cause for continuous decline in equine population. The present study was conducted on 90 horse rearing households in three blocks (Ganderbal, Kangan, and Lar) of Ganderbal district, the northern Himaliyan region of J&K (UT) to assess the feeding practices followed by the farmers and the nutritional status of different classes of horses. The feed ingredients offered to animals were collected for nutrient composition and the feed intake was recorded for determination of nutritional status of equines in terms of intake of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), digestible energy (DE), and macro minerals (Ca and P). Daily DM intake was optimal in adult equines and 18.01% below requirements in foals. The mean daily intake of CP in adult equines was 17.13% higher, while in foals and nursing mares it was 5.97% and 9.20% lower than requirement, respectively. In all categories of equines, the mean daily Ca and P intakes were either optimal or above requirements. It is concluded that horse owners had limited scope of feed/fodder resources for feeding their animals which led to deficiency in DM, DE, CP, and Ca, particularly in foals.
- Subjects
NUTRITIONAL status; HORSES; COMPOSITION of feeds; HORSE owners; FOALS; ANIMAL feeds
- Publication
Journal of Livestock Science, 2022, Issue 13, p100
- ISSN
2277-6214
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33259/JLivestSci.2022.100-106