*NDUA & T, Kumarganj, Faizabad.
Department of Animal Nutrition, Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalays, Chitrakoot-485331, India
Online published on 29 December, 2011.
A study was undertaken to ascertain nutritional status of different categories of buffaloes maintained by farmers having different Sand holdings. The average surplus DM supply was 1.057, 1.037,0.63 and 1.078 kg/d in calves, 0.832, 1.158,0.964 and 0.249 kg/d in dry and 0.222, 0.719,0.831 and 0.278 kg/d in milch buffaloes in landless, marginal, small and large categories of farmers, respectively. The average DCP intake by animals of corresponding category was deficient by 164, 160, 168 and. 185 g/d in calves; 70, 88, 43 and 51 g/d in dry and 196, 171, 206 and 102 g/d in milch buffaloes. The average TDN supply was deficient in calves and milch buffaloes except non milch buffaloes in all categories of farmers.
