Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition
  • Year: 1989
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Chemical Composition and Nutritive Value of Gogun (Saurauia Napalensis) Tree Leaves

  • Author:
  • R.B. Singh1, G.C. Bannerjee, B.N. Gupta2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 174 to 176

1Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Kalyani741235.

2National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal132001.

Department of Animal Nutrition, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Mohanpur741 252, India

Online published on 5 January, 2012.

Abstract

Fresh Gogun (Saurauia napatensis) tree leaves were fed as sole feed to 4 adult Siri x Jersey bullocks for 30 d. The voluntary intake of DM from Gogun leaves was 1.70 ± 0.07 kg/100 kg live weight/d. DCP and TON contents of Gogun leaves were 10.04 and 50.48 per cent, respectively on DM basis. The balances of N, Ca and P were positive.