INFLUENCE OF REPLACING CONCENTRATE WITH DRIED SAHJAN (MORINGA OLEIFERA) LEAVES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GOAT KIDS UNDER FIELD CONDITION

R. TRIPATHI¹*, A.K. MISHRA², M. PANDEY³, U.S. NARWARIA⁴, B.K. OJHA^5
1Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486001, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
²Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486001, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
³Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486001, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486001, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁵Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486001, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : rkt.veterinary@gmail.com

Received : 05-05-2023     Accepted : 28-05-2023     Published : 30-05-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 5       Pages : 12321 - 12324
Int J Agr Sci 15.5 (2023):12321-12324

Keywords : Goats, Dried Sahjan (Moringa Oleifera) leaves, Growth, Kids, Post-weaned
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486001, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Decreasing community grazing land and increasing price of conventional feeds and fodder is posing threat to sustainable goat farming and advocates investigation on alternate and cheap source of nutritious feeds and fodder. The present study was carried out on post-weaned kids of local goat to find out the effect of feeding dried Sahjan (Moringa oleifera) leaves in replacement with concentrate mix on growth, feed intake and economics of feeding goat kids. The study was carried out at the existing shed of farmer’s home in the village, Baisa, Rewa (M.P). Total eighteen post-weaned kids of local goat of uniform age and weight were taken for the study. The three experimental treatments were control group=100% concentrate mixture; Treatment group 1= 75%, concentrate mixture + 25% dried Sahjan leaves and Treatment group 2 = 50% concentrate mixture + 50% dried Sahjan leaves. Dried Sahjan leaves mixed thoroughly with concentrate before offering to animals. Body weight of animals is recorded at fortnightly interval and economics of feeding kids was calculated on the basis of daily intake, procurement cost of feed ingredients and other expenses. Design of the experiment was completely randomized design and recorded data was analyzed as per the standard statistical method. There was linear but only numerical increase in body weight and dry matter intake on increasing percentage of dried Sahjan leaves in concentrate. However, average daily gain increased significantly (P<0.05) on feeding dried Sahjan leaves in concentrate. Feeding Sahjan improved profit and benefit cost ratio increased linearly with increasing dried Sahjan leaves in concentrate

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