1Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli-415 712, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding Author: Divya Kokani, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli-415 712, Maharashtra, India, Email: kokanidivya3@gmail.com
Online published on 6 June, 2025.
The word hydroponics derivated from the Greek words; hydro (water), ponos (work). Sprouting of grains for a limited period causes increased activities of hydrolytic enzymes, improvement in the contents of certain essential amino acids, total sugars and B-group vitamins and a decrease in dry matter, starch and anti-nutrients. In India, limited research work has been done on feeding value of hydroponic horse gram sprouts for small ruminants. Horse gram is one of the cheapest sources of protein for both human beings and animals (Katiyar, 1984).
In this field experiment, during 2018-2019, at the Instructional Dairy Farm, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, District Ratnagiri (M.S.) India. different levels of hydroponic horse gram sprouts were fed to Konkan kanyal goats and observed their growth performance. Randomized block design was used in this experiment.
The overall chemical composition of hydroponic horse gram sprouts were significantly higher than basal feed. It has provided higher nutrients for better growth performance of Konkan Kanyal goats.
Body weight, DM intake, Hydroponic horse gram sprouts, Konkan Kanyal goat
