Effect of conventional and complete feed (mesh) feeding systems on physical conformation install fed goats

Abstract

To study the comparative evaluation of conventional and complete feed feeding system an experiment was conducted by taking 16 Marwari goats of same age (8-10 months) and uniform conformation in a randomized block design. The concentrate mixture of 20.90 percent CP was formulated on dry matter basis using ingredients i.e. barley 35 parts, wheat bran 20 parts, cotton seed cake 30 parts, guar churi 13 parts, mineral mixture 1 part and salt 1 part. In T1 group chopped groundnut straw (Arachis hypogia) and concentrate mixture were offered separately, whereas in T2 group, groundnut straw and concentrate mixture were mixed in 60:40 ratio and were given in mixed form. The body measurements viz. live weight, length, height and girth were recorded at weekly intervals before feeding and watering of the two feeding systems were worked out. The results obtained from the comparative study of two feeding system suggest that blending of concentrate and roughage was beneficial rather than feeding them separately and that complete feeds provide uniform supply of nutrients at regular intervals which helps to improve physical conformation and maintain better digestibility of nutrients.