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Comparative Growth, Nutrient Digestibility, Carcass Quality and Semen Characteristics of Bucks Fed on Subabul (Leucaena Leucocephala) And Berseem (Trifolium Alaxandrinum)

R. Naresh Kumar, V.K. Khatta, Parul Chawla Gupta, S.P. Singhal, D.R. Bhatia

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Ten bucks (Beetal x Black Bengal) were divided into two groups of live each. Animals of group 1 were fed exclusively on subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) hay and those of group 2 berseem (Trifolium alaxandrinum) hay. The respective DCP and TDN contents were 12.61, 13.04 and 51.52, 52.45 per cent. The daily DM intake/100 kg body weight was 2.92 and 3.52 kg in group 1 and 2, respectively. Average gain in body weight was 34.90 and 35.50 g/day for group 1 and 2 respectively. The differences in DM intake, growth rate, nutrients digestibility, histo-pathological parameters, carcass traits and semen characteristics were non-significant. It was inferred that there is no ill effect of feeding subabul hay as a sole feed in goats.

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Ten bucks (Beetal x Black Bengal) were divided into two groups of live each. Animals of group 1 were fed exclusively on subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) hay and those of group 2 berseem (Trifolium alaxandrinum) hay. The respective DCP and TDN contents were 12.61, 13.04 and 51.52, 52.45 per cent. The daily DM intake/100 kg body weight was 2.92 and 3.52 kg in group 1 and 2, respectively. Average gain in body weight was 34.90 and 35.50 g/day for group 1 and 2 respectively. The differences in DM intake, growth rate, nutrients digestibility, histo-pathological parameters, carcass traits and semen characteristics were non-significant. It was inferred that there is no ill effect of feeding subabul hay as a sole feed in goats.

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Ten bucks (Beetal x Black Bengal) were divided into two groups of live each. Animals of group 1 were fed exclusively on subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) hay and those of group 2 berseem (Trifolium alaxandrinum) hay. The respective DCP and TDN contents were 12.61, 13.04 and 51.52, 52.45 per cent. The daily DM intake/100 kg body weight was 2.92 and 3.52 kg in group 1 and 2, respectively. Average gain in body weight was 34.90 and 35.50 g/day for group 1 and 2 respectively. The differences in DM intake, growth rate, nutrients digestibility, histo-pathological parameters, carcass traits and semen characteristics were non-significant. It was inferred that there is no ill effect of feeding subabul hay as a sole feed in goats.

Key concepts: Leucaena leucocephala, Hay, Biology, Nutrient, Animal science, Body weight, Veterinary medicine, Forage

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