Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition
  • Year: 2000
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 1

Nutritive Value of Tentulia (Aeschynomene americana) In Goats

  • Author:
  • P.K. Dehuri, N.C. Behura, A.K. Mohapatra
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 81 to 83

*Poultry Network Project for Meal

**Dept of Animal Nutritionn

Orissa University of Agriculture end Technology, Regional Research Station, Bhawanipatna-751 103, India

Online published on 29 December, 2011.

Abstract

Five castrated Ganjan x Black Bengal goats (18 months, 17.75 kg b.wt.) were fed on tentulia (Aeschynomene americane) for a period of one month. The voluntary drymatter intake was 3.25±0.02 kg/100 body weight. The DCP and TPN values were 13.89±0.23 and 61.35±2.96%, respectively. The balance of N, Ca and P were positive.

Keywords

Tentulia, Nutritive value, Goat