Comparative Feeding of Two Concentrate Diets onVoluntary Feed Intake and Growth Performance of PyarSein Calves in Myanmar

Journal of Livestock Science

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K.S. Win¹  S. Khant²  T.H. Soe²  W.T. Myint²  Z.T. Kyaw¹  K.K. Lay³ 

[1] Livestock Demonstration Farms, University of Veterinary Science;Undergraduate students of University of Veterinary Science;Department of Animal Science, University of Veterinary Science

关键词: Pyar Sein calves;    Lablab bean husk (LLBH);    homemade concentrate;    feed intake;    growthperformance;   

DOI  :  10.33259/JLivestSci.2020.122-126

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Journal of Livestock Science

【 摘 要 】

In Myanmar, Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) is considered as good palatable grass forcrossbred dairy and local cattle and has been used extensively. The objectives of this study were to evaluate thepotential Lablab bean husk (LLBH) for local calves to get maximum growth performance and optimum feedingcost by homemade concentrate in dry season. Ten male Pyar Sein calves with an average age of nine monthswere used in this experiment. All calves were individually weighed and divided equally into two treatments.Treatment 1 was fed with homemade concentrate while treatment 2 calves were fed commercial concentrate andboth treatments were given the same NGS. There were no significant differences occurred in average dry matterintake of NGS (nDMI), average total dry matter intake (tDMI), the average final weight, average weight gain(WG), average daily weight gain (ADG) and average feed conversion ratio (FCR) between the treatments.However, dry matter intake of NGS (%BW) and total dry matter intake (% BW) showed a significant difference.The treatment 1 calves fed homemade concentrate showed greater nDMI and tDMI. As an aspect of economicevaluation, feeding agricultural and industrial by-products as a concentrate feed is economically viable for localsmallholder farmers.

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