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Title: | Effect of milk replacer supplementation on growth and disposal of neonatal lambs of Indian sheep |
Authors: | C.P. Swarnkar, S.R. Sharma and G.G. Sonawane |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute Avikanagar |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2021-04-01 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Growth, Milk replacer, Mortality, Neonatal lambs, Supplementation |
Publisher: | Indian Society for Sheep and Goat Production and Utilization |
Citation: | Swarnkar CP, Sharma SR and Sonawane GG. 2021. Effect of milk replacer supplementation on growth and disposal of neonatal lambs of Indian sheep. Indian Journal of Small Ruminants, 27: 83-90 |
Abstract/Description: | A study was conducted to assess the effect of milk replacer (MR) supplementation on growth and mortality of neonatal lambs. The lambs in treatment group were supplemented MR (Memnaprash©) from 4 to 28 days of age in addition to ewe suckling as compared to only ewe suckling in the control. Observations were recorded for daily milk intake, body weight at birth, 7th, 15th 22nd and 30th days of age and mortality / culling, if any. In single-born lambs, MR intake varied significantly (P<0.001) from 103.8±5.2, 91.9±11.7 and 124.3±15.2 ml (on 4th day of age) to 373.4±27.0, 392.1±26.2 and 433.2±21.7 ml (on 26th -28th days of age) and in multiple- born lambs, from 79.4±6.6, 75.8±11.2 and 130.6±7.0 ml (4th day of age) to 358.6±27.3, 440.8±35.4 and 431.7±11.0 ml (on 27th -28th ) day of age in Malpura, Avikalin and Avishaan sheep, respectively. In comparison to the control the total lamb weight per ewe at one month of age was higher (5.67% in Malpura, 15.5% in Avikalin and 11.4% in Avishaan) in MR supplemented group. The overall disposal was almost two times higher in control (27.32%) as compared to treatment group (14.05%). After supplementation of MR for 25 days, the net return increased by Rs 218.00 per ewe (18.53%) over the control. The study suggested that supplementation of MR in lambs is a remurerative approach for improving growth and reducing disposal of lambs in Indian sheep. |
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Type(s) of content: | Research Paper |
Sponsors: | ICAR-All India Network Programme on Neonatal Mortality in Farm Animals |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | The Indian Journal of Small Ruminants |
Journal Type: | Research |
NAAS Rating: | 5.95 |
Volume No.: | 27(1) |
Page Number: | 83-90 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Division of Animal Health |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | 10.5958/0973-9718.2021.00023.4 |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/51422 |
Appears in Collections: | AS-CSWRI-Publication |
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