1Programme Coordinator & Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mamnoor, Warangal Dist, Telangana State
2Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Science, Korutla, Karimnagar Dist, Telangana State
3Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Korutla, Karimnagar Dist, Telangana State
Online published on 20 April, 2017.
Thirty experimental lambs (3–4 months old) were procured from local sandies and distributed randomly in to 5 equal groups in complete randomized design (RBD). The control diet (T1) contained 0% SNC and 0% probiotic (yeast culture), T2 diet contained 20% SNC and 0% probiotic, T3 diet has 20% SNC and 0.1% probiotic whereas T3 and T4 diets contained 40% SNC with and without probiotics respectively. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that the dry matter digestibility coefficients (%) were comparable among test diets and significantly (P<0.01) higher than control diet (T1). The mean crude protein digestibility coefficient (%) of T5 (70.45e±0.21) was significantly higher than all diets. Significantly (P < 0.01) higher CF, EE, NDF and ADF digestibility coefficients (%) were observed in T5 (71.76c±0.60, 76.52e±0.24, 70.23e±0.23 and 46.02d±1.20) respectively, compared to all diets. There was no significant difference observed between treatment groups and period of the experiment in all the blood biochemical parameters except for the platelet count, which were also in the normal range only.
Blood parameters, Digestibility coefficients, Lambs, Probiotics and Sheanut cake
