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volume 42 issue 2 (june 2008) : 112-115

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON RATE OF PASSAGE OF MULBERRY (MORUS ALBA L.) GREEN LEAVES IN SHEEP AND GOATS

S
S.C. Kantwa
L
Lokesh Gupta1
B
B.P. Singh
1Department of Animal Production, RCA, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur - 313 001, India

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ABSTRACT

An experiment was conducted by using ten growing animals, five each of Sonadi x Corriedale
sheep (18.5-23.4 kg) and Sirohi goats (19.5-24.8 kg). The animals were fed on mulberry green
leaves ad lib. The 5 per cent excretion time, rumen retention time (S) and mean retention time (R)
was 17.50±1.76, 62.25±2.73 and 56.54±3.15 hr., respectively for sheep and 18.75±0.78,
50.50±3.13 and 46.96±3.15 hr., respectively for goats. The differences for 5 per cent excretion time
was non-significant but the differences for 80-5 excretion time (S) and mean retention time (R) were
statistically significant (P0.05) between sheep and goas. The mulberry green leaves were retained
for a longer duration in the reticulo-rumen of sheep as compared to goats. Thus, it can be concluded
that mulberry green leaves were better utilized by goats as compared to sheep.

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    REFERENCES

    1. A.O.A.C. (1995). Official Method of Analysis (5th Edn.). Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, D.C.
    2. Balch, C.C. (1950). British J. Nutri., 4:361-88.
    3. Castle, E.J. (1956). British J. Nutri., 10:15-23.
    4. Gaur, A. and Taparia, A.L. (1991). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 8(1): 15-18.
    5. Kumawat, J.R. and Chaudhary, J.L. (2004). Indian J. Small Ruminants. 10(1): 71-73.
    6. Lavania. P. and Murdia, P.C. (1998). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 15(2):100-103.
    7. Rajora, N.K. et al. (2004). Indian J. Small Ruminants. 10(1): 7-10.
    8. Regar S.K. and Taparia, A. L. (1998). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 15(2):141-143.
    9. Shekhawat, B. S. and Murdia, P.C. (2000). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 17(3):252-253.
    10. Singh, A.K. et al. (1994). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 11(3):197-198.
    11. Snedecor, G.W. and Cochran, W.G. (1967). Statistícal Methods. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. pp. 327.
    12. Yadav, C.M. and Mathur, M.C. (2002) Indian J. Small Ruminants. 8(2):108-11.
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      volume 42 issue 2 (june 2008) : 112-115

      A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON RATE OF PASSAGE OF MULBERRY (MORUS ALBA L.) GREEN LEAVES IN SHEEP AND GOATS

      S
      S.C. Kantwa
      L
      Lokesh Gupta1
      B
      B.P. Singh
      1Department of Animal Production, RCA, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur - 313 001, India

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Kantwa S.C., Gupta1 Lokesh, Singh B.P. (2025). A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON RATE OF PASSAGE OF MULBERRY (MORUS ALBA L.) GREEN LEAVES IN SHEEP AND GOATS. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 42(2): 112-115. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      An experiment was conducted by using ten growing animals, five each of Sonadi x Corriedale
      sheep (18.5-23.4 kg) and Sirohi goats (19.5-24.8 kg). The animals were fed on mulberry green
      leaves ad lib. The 5 per cent excretion time, rumen retention time (S) and mean retention time (R)
      was 17.50±1.76, 62.25±2.73 and 56.54±3.15 hr., respectively for sheep and 18.75±0.78,
      50.50±3.13 and 46.96±3.15 hr., respectively for goats. The differences for 5 per cent excretion time
      was non-significant but the differences for 80-5 excretion time (S) and mean retention time (R) were
      statistically significant (P0.05) between sheep and goas. The mulberry green leaves were retained
      for a longer duration in the reticulo-rumen of sheep as compared to goats. Thus, it can be concluded
      that mulberry green leaves were better utilized by goats as compared to sheep.

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. A.O.A.C. (1995). Official Method of Analysis (5th Edn.). Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, D.C.
        2. Balch, C.C. (1950). British J. Nutri., 4:361-88.
        3. Castle, E.J. (1956). British J. Nutri., 10:15-23.
        4. Gaur, A. and Taparia, A.L. (1991). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 8(1): 15-18.
        5. Kumawat, J.R. and Chaudhary, J.L. (2004). Indian J. Small Ruminants. 10(1): 71-73.
        6. Lavania. P. and Murdia, P.C. (1998). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 15(2):100-103.
        7. Rajora, N.K. et al. (2004). Indian J. Small Ruminants. 10(1): 7-10.
        8. Regar S.K. and Taparia, A. L. (1998). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 15(2):141-143.
        9. Shekhawat, B. S. and Murdia, P.C. (2000). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 17(3):252-253.
        10. Singh, A.K. et al. (1994). Indian J. Anim. Nutri., 11(3):197-198.
        11. Snedecor, G.W. and Cochran, W.G. (1967). Statistícal Methods. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. pp. 327.
        12. Yadav, C.M. and Mathur, M.C. (2002) Indian J. Small Ruminants. 8(2):108-11.
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