International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (1464) Last page : (1469)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5953
IGrowth Performance in Buffalo Calves Due to Variation in Residual Feed Intake
Vikramjeet Singh1, Jyotsana Madan1, S. S. Paul2, Ravi Kumar3*, Ramkaran1
1Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Collage of Veterinary Sciences,
2Department of Animal Nutrition, CIRB, Hisar
3Department of Livestock Production Management, Collage of Veterinary Sciences,
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar-125004, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ravighotar@gmail.com
Received: 20.09.2017 | Revised: 25.10.2017 | Accepted: 28.10.2017
ABSTRACT
Twelve buffalo calves in the age group of seven to nine monthwere used to study the relationship of residual feed intake with on their growth performance. During the experimental period, the animals were given green fodder and concentrates mixture as to meet their protein and energy need for growth as per ICAR, 2013 feeding standard. Daily residual feed intake was recorded for each animal and body weight was taken fortnightly. Residual feed intake (RFI) was computed for each animal and was assumed to represent the residuals from a multiple regression model. Initial mean body weight of the high RFI and low RFI groups were 127.00 and 128.5 kg, respectively. The weight recorded at last (6th) fortnight was 185.17 and 186.83 kg respectively and overall mean body weight of high RFI and low RFI groups were154.79 and 155.31 kg respectively. Mean metabolic body weights of first fortnight was 38.67and 38.94 for high and low RFI groups, respectively and at the last (6th) fortnight, these values were 49.22 and 49.37 kg, respectively. Fortnightly body weights and metabolic body weights of the experimental animals showed an increasing trend throughout the experiment. The mean body weight and mean metabolic body weight (kg W0.75) of all the experimental animals at fortnightly intervals was observed to be statistically non-significant between the groups. Overall, average daily body weight gain of high and low RFI groups during the whole experimental period was 646.30 and 648.15 g/d, respectively. The data did not show any significant difference between the groups.
Key words: Buffalo calves, residual feed intake, growth performance, metabolic body weightFull Text : PDF; Journal doi : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782
Cite this article: Singh, V., Madan, J., Paul, S.S., Kumar, R., Ramkaran, Growth Performance in Buffalo Calves Due to Variation in Residual Feed Intake, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 1464-1469 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5953
