Department of Animal Nutrition, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mohanpur-741252, India
Online published on 5 January, 2012.
Ten castrated Black Bengal goats (8 in; 8-10 kg) were eivided into 2 equal groups and fed concentrate mixture In which 100 (Gp I) and 50% (Gp II) CP of their requirement was supplied through crushed seeds. The digestibilities of different nutrients in the groups did not show any significant variation. The average daily retention of N, Ca and P was positive. The DCP and TDN values of sunhemp seeds as calculated by difference procedure were 35.71 1nd 76.39 % respectively. The sseds showed 3.36 and 2.77 Meal lo DE and ME respectively per kk DM. The blood picture did not show any significant variation in the two groups.
