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Effect of sunflower oil supplementation on nutrient utilization and growth performances of crossbred calves

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Title Effect of sunflower oil supplementation on nutrient utilization and growth performances of crossbred calves
 
Creator SANTRA, A
KONAR, S
BANERJEE, A
CHATTERJEE, A
DAS, S K
 
Subject Body weight gain, Calves, Feed conversion efficiency, Nutrient digestibility, Plane of nutrition, Sunflower oil
 
Description The study was conducted to evaluate efficiency of dietary supplementation of sunflower-oil twice in a week, toreduce rumen protozoal population and its effect on nutrients utilization and growth performance of growing crossbredcalves. Growing Jersey male crossbred calves (15) were randomly divided into 3 equal groups (G1, G2 and G3) and fedindividually under stall feeding on a mixed ration containing 50% maize fodder and 50% concentrate mixture for 120days. Sunflower oil was supplemented along with concentrate mixture at 0 (control), 2 and 4% of the daily DM intakefor consecutive 2 days in every week to the calves of G1, G2 and G3 group, respectively during the entire experimentalperiod. Daily dry matter intake, apparent nutrient digestibility, nutritive value of experimental ration and plane ofnutrition were similar among the sunflower oil supplemented and non supplemented calves. Lowest rumen protozoalnumber was observed in calves of G3 group followed by G2 and G1 group. Average finishing body weight, daily bodyweight gain, feed conversion efficiency and blood glucose level were higher in sunflower oil fed calves (G2 and G3)than non-supplemented calves (G1). However, average daily body weight gain and feed conversion efficiency of thecalves in G2 and G3 groups were similar. Our results indicated that dietary supplementation of sunflower oil forconsecutive 2 days in every week, drastically reduced rumen protozoal population and improved average daily bodyweight gain, finishing body weight and feed conversion efficiency in growing male crossbred calves.
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2013-01-16
 
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Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/26444
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 83, No 1 (2013)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/26444/12101
 
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