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Comparative Performance Of Lohi Lambs Supplemented With Lucerne (Medicago Sativa) Hay And Pelleted Diets In Addition

By: Abdul Raziq | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdullah.
Contributor(s): Mr. Nisar Ahmad | Prof. Dr. Anjum.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: 2011Subject(s): Department of Livestock ProductionDDC classification: 1364,T Dissertation note: Animal feed resources are still deficient in total digestible nutrients (28.62 million tons) and digestible protein (1.76 million tons). To meet the requirement of animal, there is need to properly conserve the flush season growth of Rabi fodder like berseem and alfalfa in their . different physical forms. Lucerne pallets are economical feed supplement to fulfill protein and energy requirements of grazing lambs. Feeding management study was conducted to evaluate the different physical forms of lucerne in eighteen extensive grazing male Lohi lambs having approximately same body weight. Lambs were fed on individual basis on three experimental diets designated as A, Band C having extensive grazing, chopped lucerne hay, Lucerne hay pellets respectively. Each lamb was also given concentrate ration @ 0.5% of body weight on dry matter basis. The data on daily feed intake, weekly gain, feed digestibility, feed efficiency and economics was recorded. Samples of feed were analyzed by official method of analysis. Mean daily dry matter intake of Lohi lambs kept on treatments A, B and C was 820.88 ± 13.22,905.19 ± 13.83 and1010.24 ± 15.34 g, respectively. The dry matter intake difference was highly significant (P< 0.001) between treatments and weight gain on daily bases in lambs was 82.89 ± 0.27, 91.74 ± 0.40 and 119.49 ± 0.44g in treatment A, B and C, respectively. Group C is highly efficient consuming 8.49 kg dry matter for 1 kg of weight gain following group B consuming 9.86 kg dry matter for 1kg weight gain. Group A showed lower efficiency as it consumes 9.90kg dry matter for one kg of weight gain. It was highly economical to feed Lucerne pellets with grazing with a gross margin of Rs.13.75/animal/day followed by extensive grazing with a gross margin of Rs.11.15/animal/day. Lowest gross margin of Rs.11.12/animal/day was shown by the lambs kept on extensive grazing.
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Animal feed resources are still deficient in total digestible nutrients (28.62 million tons)
and digestible protein (1.76 million tons). To meet the requirement of animal, there is need to
properly conserve the flush season growth of Rabi fodder like berseem and alfalfa in their
. different physical forms. Lucerne pallets are economical feed supplement to fulfill protein and
energy requirements of grazing lambs. Feeding management study was conducted to evaluate the
different physical forms of lucerne in eighteen extensive grazing male Lohi lambs having
approximately same body weight. Lambs were fed on individual basis on three experimental
diets designated as A, Band C having extensive grazing, chopped lucerne hay, Lucerne hay
pellets respectively. Each lamb was also given concentrate ration @ 0.5% of body weight on dry
matter basis. The data on daily feed intake, weekly gain, feed digestibility, feed efficiency and
economics was recorded. Samples of feed were analyzed by official method of analysis. Mean
daily dry matter intake of Lohi lambs kept on treatments A, B and C was 820.88 ± 13.22,905.19
± 13.83 and1010.24 ± 15.34 g, respectively. The dry matter intake difference was highly
significant (P< 0.001) between treatments and weight gain on daily bases in lambs was 82.89 ±
0.27, 91.74 ± 0.40 and 119.49 ± 0.44g in treatment A, B and C, respectively. Group C is highly
efficient consuming 8.49 kg dry matter for 1 kg of weight gain following group B consuming
9.86 kg dry matter for 1kg weight gain. Group A showed lower efficiency as it consumes 9.90kg
dry matter for one kg of weight gain. It was highly economical to feed Lucerne pellets with
grazing with a gross margin of Rs.13.75/animal/day followed by extensive grazing with a gross
margin of Rs.11.15/animal/day. Lowest gross margin of Rs.11.12/animal/day was shown by the
lambs kept on extensive grazing.

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