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Growth Performance of Buffalo Calves on Feeding Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Fresh and Silage Forms

Tandrima Mitra, P. Biswas, L. Mandal, Goutam Banerjee

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Forty Murrah buffalo calves (7–8 m; 114kg), randomly divided into 8 equal groups, were red concentrate mixture along with either para grassad. lib or hay ad. lib or 50% or 100% of their replacement with water hyacinth in two forms (fresh or silage) for 180 d. The animals performed better with the feeding of either SO % silage with 50% para grass or 100% silage or 100% para grass in order without any adverse effect on haenietological and iirinary constituents.

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Forty Murrah buffalo calves (7–8 m; 114kg), randomly divided into 8 equal groups, were red concentrate mixture along with either para grassad. lib or hay ad. lib or 50% or 100% of their replacement with water hyacinth in two forms (fresh or silage) for 180 d. The animals performed better with the feeding of either SO % silage with 50% para grass or 100% silage or 100% para grass in order without any adverse effect on haenietological and iirinary constituents.

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Forty Murrah buffalo calves (7–8 m; 114kg), randomly divided into 8 equal groups, were red concentrate mixture along with either para grassad. lib or hay ad. lib or 50% or 100% of their replacement with water hyacinth in two forms (fresh or silage) for 180 d. The animals performed better with the feeding of either SO % silage with 50% para grass or 100% silage or 100% para grass in order without any adverse effect on haenietological and iirinary constituents.

Key concepts: Hyacinth, Silage, Eichhornia crassipes, Hay, Veterinary medicine, Biology, Animal science, Agronomy

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