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- Title
EFFECT OF INCLUSION OF KARANJ SEED CAKE (PONGAMIA GLABRA VENT) ON DIGESTIBILITY OF NUTRIENTS IN GROWING GOAT KIDS.
- Authors
Thakur, Sonal; Reddy, B. S. V.; Prabhu, T. M.; Agrawal, Vijay Kumar
- Abstract
A metabolic trial of six days duration was conducted after 51 days of experimental feeding in a 17-weeks experiment to observe the effect of feeding solvent extracted karanj (Pongamia glabra vent) seed cake (SKC) and alkali processed solvent extracted karanj seed cake (AKC) on the digestibility of various nutrients in goat kids. Twenty non-descript male kids were randomly divided into five treatment groups viz., T1 (control), T2, T3, T4 and T5 consisting of four kids each, under completely randomized design to make the initial body weight uniform and non-significant. The T1 group was offered groundnut cake (GNC) as a sole source of nitrogen whereas T2 and T3 group were offered SKC @ 8.09% and 16.18% of concentrate mixtures, respectively to replace 25% and 50% of GNC nitrogen. Similarly T4 and T5 were fed AKC @ 8.09% and 16.18% of concentrate mixtures, respectively to replace the 25% and 50% of GNC nitrogen. No significant effect of either SKC or AKC was observed on the digestibility of various nutrients. However, significant improvement in digestibility of ether extract was observed on inclusion of karanj seed cake. These results indicates that long term supplementation of SKC or AKC up to 50% replacement of conventional nitrogen source have no adverse effect on digestibility of concentrate mixture in goat kids.
- Subjects
MILLETTIA pinnata; DIGESTION; BODY weight; NITROGEN in animal nutrition; GOAT feeding &; feeds; GOATS
- Publication
Veterinary Practitioner, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
0972-4036
- Publication type
Article