INFLUENCE OF FEEDING FORMALDEHYDE TREATED GUAR (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) MEAL AND PRILL FAT SUPPLEMENTATION ON WATER INTAKE AND WATER REQUIREMENT OF GROWING SURTI BUFFALO CALVES

A.B. PARMAR¹*, D.C. PATEL², N.P. SARVAIYA³, A.P. PARMAR⁴, H.H. PATEL^5
1Animal Nutrition Research Station, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand, 388 001, Gujarat, India
²Department of Animal Science, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388 001, Gujarat, India
³Reproductive Biology Research Unit, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand, 388 001, Gujarat, India
⁴Reproductive Biology Research Unit, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand, 388 001, Gujarat, India
⁵Animal Nutrition Research Station, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand, 388 001, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : dr.abparmar385@gmail.com

Received : 06-10-2022     Accepted : 27-10-2022     Published : 30-10-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 10       Pages : 11752 - 11754
Int J Agr Sci 14.10 (2022):11752-11754

Keywords : Buffalo, Calves, Protein, Prill fat, Water
Academic Editor : Dr R.S. Umakanth, Dr Hemangi Mehta
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Animal Nutrition Research Station, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand, 388 001, Gujarat, India and Department of Animal Science, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388 001, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The experiment investigated the influence of feeding formaldehyde treated guar meal and prill fat supplementation on water intake and water requirement of growing Surti buffalo calves. 16 Surti breed buffalo calves were equally distributed into four dietary treatment groups. Further, each group comprised four calves. All group of calves were offered basal diet as per ICAR, (2013) nutrient requirements for buffalo calves. T1- group served as control group, offered basal diet, T2 group offered basal diet along with 30% replacement of protein of concentrate mixture with formaldehyde treated guar meal, T3 group offered basal diet + 100 g of prill fat and T4 group offered basal diet along with 30% replacement of protein of concentrate mixture with formaldehyde treated guar meal+ 100 g prill fat in combination. Overall mean water intake per day (Liter/day/head) of buffalo calves were not affected by the dietary inclusions. The water intake with respect to body weight and feed and nutrient intake was significantly influenced with the dietary treatments. Overall, 30% replacement of protein in concentrate mixture with formaldehyde treated guar meal with or without prill fat reduced the water intake per kg body weight, per kg metabolic body weight and per kg body weight gain in growing Surti buffalo calves

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