1Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Pashu chikitsalay Ringnod, Vikaskhand JavraRatlam-457 001, Madhya Pradesh, India
2Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow-453 441, Madhya Pradesh, India
3Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow-453 441, Madhya Pradesh, India
4Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow-453 441, Madhya Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author: Rashmi Choudhary, Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow-453 441, Madhya Pradesh, India. Email: rashmichoudhary967@gmail.com
The present study was conducted on NADEP compost prepared from cow, goat and poultry manure to determine its effect on growth performance of berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) fodder.
A sample of compost from different NADEP tanks will be taken at 15th, 30th and 45th day for plant length (cm), number of branches, number of leaves and production yield per plot first cutting (quintal/acre).
Applications of 4.5 quintal/acre cow, goat and poultry NADEP compost have a positive effect on the entire fodder growth under the experiment. The significant effect on plant length 60.26 cm at 45 days and number of leaves 24.78 at 30 days revealed that berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) responded significantly well to the application of poultry compost as compared to cow and goat compost. Based on the findings of the study, it may be recommended that 4.5 quintal/acre of poultry compost is adequate to maximise the growth and yield of berseem fodder.
Berseem fodder, Fertilizer, Growth performance, NADEP, Production yield
