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Feeding value of sorghum stover fed to tropical hair sheep as complete rations in chop, mash, pellet, and block forms

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https://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.14/August-2021/38.html
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2021.2273-2281
 
Title Feeding value of sorghum stover fed to tropical hair sheep as complete rations in chop, mash, pellet, and block forms
 
Creator Raju, J
Narasimha, J
Kumari, N N
Raghunanadan, T
Preetam, V C
Kumar, A A
Reddy, P R K
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Background and Aim: Poor palatability, low bulk density, and low nutritive value restrict the utilization of the crop residues as animal feeds. Altering the physical characteristics of feed by blending the roughage and concentrates in the form of complete feed improves the nutrient use efficiency and reduces the feed wastage, feed cost, and labor cost. The study aims to determine suitable processing methods (mash, pellet, or block forms) for efficient utilization of sorghum stover-based complete rations vis-a-vis conventional feeding methods in sheep. Materials and Methods: The sorghum stover was incorporated in complete rations with roughage to concentrate ratio of 50:50 proportion in a growth trial of 120 days. The feed ingredients were chaffed, ground in a hammer mill, passed through expander-extruder, and compressed by feed block machine to prepare chop, mash, pellet, and block form of rations, respectively. Twenty-four male intact growing Nellore×Deccani cross lambs (3.5±0.5 months age, 14.50±0.41 kg (mean ± SD) at the start of the experiment) were divided into four experimental groups of six animals each in a complete randomized design. The experimental rations were randomly allotted to each group and evaluated for their intake, nutrient utilization, and growth performance. Results: The sheep fed on pellet-based ration consumed a higher (p
 
Publisher Veterinary World
 
Date 2021-08-30
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/12767/1/Veterinary%20World_14_2273-2281_2021.pdf
Raju, J and Narasimha, J and Kumari, N N and Raghunanadan, T and Preetam, V C and Kumar, A A and Reddy, P R K (2021) Feeding value of sorghum stover fed to tropical hair sheep as complete rations in chop, mash, pellet, and block forms. Veterinary World, 14 (8). pp. 2273-2281. ISSN 2231-0916