Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Marathwada Agriculluraa University, Parbhani-431 482, India
Online published on 29 December, 2011.
Three complete rations containing sorglium straw (CR1), soybean straw (CR 2) and corn cobs (CR 3) each at 60% level and concentrate mixture at 40% level were evaluated for their nutritive value in Osmanabadi goats. The DMI was 615, 924 and 782 g/day,respectively for CR 1 to CR 3. There were significant differences in apparent digestibility of all nutrients except CP among rations. The per cent DCP and TDN of CR 1, CR 2 and CR 3 were 6.85 and 47.94, 8.32 and 57.89 and 7.18 and 63.58, respectively. All the rations could maintain adult Osmanabadi goats.
Crop residues, Complete ration, Goat
