Supplementation of Microbial Feed on Performance of Growing Goats

Thirty growing goats of similar age and body weight were selected from adopted village by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhilwara, Rajasthan and divided into three groups of 10 animals each. One group (T₁) as control was maintained on farmer's practices. While T₂ was fed concentrate mixture @1.5% of the body weight and T₃ was fed same as in T₂ + microbial feed supplement @ 3 g/day/head for 120 days. The average body weight gain/day/head (g) was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in T₃ (82.3±0.1) as compared to T₂ (74.3±0.14) and T₁ (42.0±0.24) groups. The growth rate of growing goats improved significantly (P < 0.05) in microbial feed supplement fed group over control. Hence, it was concluded that feeding of microbial feed supplement along with balanced diet would improve growth performance in growing goats.