1Department of Animal Husbandry, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, Hathras, U.P., India
2Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, C.S.A.U.A.T. Kanpur, U.P., India
3Division of Agricultural Economics & Statistics, S.K.U.A.S.T. Jammu, India
*Corresponding author: sudhirkvk@gmail.com
Online published on 25 September, 2017.
Twenty experimental lactating Sahiwal cows were selected and divided into 4 groups on the basis of their body weight, milk yield, parity and stage of lactation. The experiment was conducted for a period of 6 months. The different dietary groups were T1: Normal feed (control), T2: Feed + 50 g satavari powder, T3: Feed + 100g satavari powder and T4: Feed + 150 g satavari powder. The average dry matter intakes (DMI) observed in the cows of the T1, T2, T3 and T4 groups were 11.23, 11.80, 11.88 and 11.43 kg, respectively. While the body weight gains in the cows were 9.39, 14.84, 16.67 and 15.61kg in groups T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively, during the experiment. Total milk yields for the period of 6 months in the cows of the T1, T2, T3 and T4 groups were 1058.3, 1112.4, 1160.8 and 11147.9 litres, respectively.
Body weight gains, dry matter intakes, lactating cows, milk yield, satavari
