Digestibiltiy of different types of total mixed ration on the growing crossbred heifers

A digestibility trial was conducted on three types of experimental Total Mixed Rations on the 18 growing cross-bred heifers. These heifers were divided into three group of six each on the basis of their body weight. These TMRs’ were formulated maintaining roughage, concentrate ratio also 60:40. The different of TMR used were sorghum, wheat bhusa, maize grain, DORB, Rice polish, MOC, DOMC, Malt sprout, Molasses, Urea, Calcite powder, Common salt and Mineral mixture. The CP content of these mixtures was maintained as 11.81 in TMR-I, 10.97 in TMR-II and 11.22 in TMR-III. Similarly energy level also maintained is also equal in the entire three rations. The digestibility trial was conducted after the feeding of the Total Mixed Ration 30 days. Results revealed at the end of the experiment T₁ showed the higher value of digestibility then the treatment T₂ and T₃. The digestibility coefficient of OM, CP, NFE, NDF, hemicellulose and GE were not statistically different in the treatment I and II.