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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 51 issue 5 (october 2017) : 906-909

Effect of chedu and mattha on growth performance of Murrah buffalo calves

Ramesh Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Jyoti Palod, Himani Tewari, Balwan Singh
1<p>Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,&nbsp;G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145,&nbsp;Uttarakhand,&nbsp;&nbsp;India.</p>
Cite article:- Kumar Ramesh, Kumar Sanjay, Palod Jyoti, Tewari Himani, Singh Balwan (2016). Effect of chedu and mattha on growth performance of Murrah buffalo calves . Indian Journal of Animal Research. 51(5): 906-909. doi: 10.18805/ijar.10273.

ABSTRACT

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of chedu and mattha on growth performance of Murrah buffalo calves. To assess the effect of chedu and mattha on growth rate, 20 growing buffalo calves of around 1 year of age and approximately of same weights were selected and were divided into 4 treatment groups having 5 animals in each group. The animals had access to ad libitum berseem hay as the basal roughage T0 (Control), T1 (Administration of mattha @ 2% of body weight with salt @ 0.5% of mattha), T2 (Application of chedu on their body @ 150 g per animal), T3 (Administration of mattha and application of chedu). Body weight of all buffalo calves was recorded at 15 days interval during the experimental period. From 75th day of experiment, significant effect (P<0.05) was observed in body weight, heart girth and height at withers of treatment groups as compared to control group whereas, body length and paunch girth showed significant effect (P<0.05) on 90th day of experiment. The results further indicated that use of chedu and mattha improved the health status of the calves and helped to attain a comparatively higher body weight and an early puberty. It can be concluded on the basis of findings of present research work that the use of chedu and mattha may be recommended for supplementation of calves’ diet, as it improves the health status of the calves and helps in the attainment of higher body weight and an early onset of puberty in the calves.

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