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Performance of goat fed Exbucklandia (Symingtonia populnea) leaves.

Santosh Kumar Sahoo, B.P.S. Yadav, J. J. Gupta, D. K. D. Gupta

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Black Bengal goats (7–8 months), divided in 3 groups, were fed on concentrate (250g) + Congosignal grass (Brachieria rosenensis) 1.5 kg (T), Exbucklandia (Symiogtonia pouplnea) leaves 1.5kg + Congosignal grass 1.5 kg (T2) and grazing on native vegetation (T3). DM intake and digestibility of DM, OM, CP and GE were lower in group T2 than in groups T1 and T3. The average daily gain was higher in group T2 (20.24±3.00) than in T3 (10.41±2.08) indicating lower gain due to energy expenditure on grazing. Thus, goats could be maintained on Exbucklandia leaves and cultivable grasses during lean period of winter.

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Black Bengal goats (7–8 months), divided in 3 groups, were fed on concentrate (250g) + Congosignal grass (Brachieria rosenensis) 1.5 kg (T), Exbucklandia (Symiogtonia pouplnea) leaves 1.5kg + Congosignal grass 1.5 kg (T2) and grazing on native vegetation (T3). DM intake and digestibility of DM, OM, CP and GE were lower in group T2 than in groups T1 and T3. The average daily gain was higher in group T2 (20.24±3.00) than in T3 (10.41±2.08) indicating lower gain due to energy expenditure on grazing. Thus, goats could be maintained on Exbucklandia leaves and cultivable grasses during lean period of winter.

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Black Bengal goats (7–8 months), divided in 3 groups, were fed on concentrate (250g) + Congosignal grass (Brachieria rosenensis) 1.5 kg (T), Exbucklandia (Symiogtonia pouplnea) leaves 1.5kg + Congosignal grass 1.5 kg (T2) and grazing on native vegetation (T3). DM intake and digestibility of DM, OM, CP and GE were lower in group T2 than in groups T1 and T3. The average daily gain was higher in group T2 (20.24±3.00) than in T3 (10.41±2.08) indicating lower gain due to energy expenditure on grazing. Thus, goats could be maintained on Exbucklandia leaves and cultivable grasses during lean period of winter.

Key concepts: Grazing, Biology, Veterinary medicine, Animal science, Botany, Medicine

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