Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition
  • Year: 2000
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 3

Nutritive Value of Paras Peepal (Thespesia poputnes) Leaves in Goats and Sheep

  • Author:
  • B.S. Shekhawat, P.C. Murdia
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 252 to 253

Department of Animal Production, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur-313 001, India

Online published on 29 December, 2011.

Abstract

Six Jalawadi goats (12 months, 17.25 kg b.wt.) and six crossbred (Sonadi X Corriedale) sheep (11 months; 21.5 kg b.wt.) were fed exclusively on fresh paras peepal leaves for 40 days. The daily DM intake was 2.56 and 2.47 kg/100 kg B.Wt. in goats and sheep, respectively. The leaves contained 10.36 and 10.38 percent DCP and 67.49 and 67.80% TDN for sheep and goats sespectively.

Keywords

Paras peepal, Nutritive value