Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agri. & Technology, Pantnagar-263 153, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India
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Online published on 28 October, 2020.
Effect of supplementing giloy (Tinospora cordifolia) and mint (Mentha arvensis) on feed intake and body weight was studied in twenty crossbred calves. While Group I was taken as control, Group II was supplemented with Tinospora cordifolia @ 4% of concentrate, group III with Mentha arvensis @ 4% of concentrate and group IV with both Tinospora cordifolia and Mentha arvensis @ 2% of concentrate each. Significantly higher (P<0.05) dry matter intake(Kg) and dry matter intake(g)/W 0.75 Kg in group III was recorded compared to control while group II did not differ from group IV. Significantly higher body weight gain was noticed in group IV compared to other groups. Giloy and/or mint can be fed to improve growth in crossbred calves.
Crossbred calves, Feed intake, Giloy, Growth, Mint
