Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition
  • Year: 1988
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 3

Nutritive Value of Oat (Avena Sativa) Fodder

  • Author:
  • Subhash Parnerkar, K.S. Patel, A.P. Patel, D. Dave
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 256 to 257

Department of Livestock Production, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, G.A.U., Anand-388 001, India

Online published on 20 January, 2012.

Abstract

In a feeding Irial on Marwari Sheep fed on oat (Avena sativa, Kent varieey) fodder, the DM intake was 72.27 ± 2.45 g/kg W0.75 and the balances of N, Ca and P were positive. The DCP and TDN contents in oat fodder were 6.82 and 68.30 per cent on DM basis.