Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition

UGC CARE (Group 1)
  • Year: 1991
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 4

Nutritive Value of Zinzru (Crotolaria medicagnea beauvlam) Leaves for Camels

  • Author:
  • S.R. Bhagwat, M.B. Pande, N.S. Radadia
  • Total Page Count: 1
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 311 to 311

Livestock Research Station, Gujarat Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, India

*Present address College of Veterinars Science and Animal Husbandry, GAU. S K Nagar-385 506. India.

Online published on 5 January, 2012.

Abstract

Five adult male camels were fed Zinzru (Crotolaria medicagnea beauvlam) leaves as sole feed for 15d. The average DM intake was 8.54+0.17 kg/d and the digestibility coefficients were: DM 64.84+0.88, CP 74.15+1.45, EK 63.4812.02, CF 46.07±331 and NFE 75.06+0.t)7. Zinzru leaves contained 10.86% DCP and 61.66% TDN on DM basis.