Nutrient Digestibility, Growth and Reproductive Performance in Crossbred Heifers fed Varying Levels of Vegetable Fat

In a randomised block design 20 crossbred heifers (Av. 112 kg. b.wt.), randomly divided into four groups of five each, were fed concentrate mixture with no additional fat (T1) or supplemented with 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5% rice bran oil in groups T2, T3 and T4, respectively. In addition, the animals got seasonal green fodder (2 to 5 kg) and wheat straw ad lib during 410 days feeding experiment.