Abstract
Aim:This study was conducted to evaluate the growth performance and nutrient digestibility of guar meal, an unconventional protein-rich feed ingredient in kids in comparison to conventional groundnut cake.Materials and Methods:A total of 18 kids were randomly allotted to three groups, and T1 group was fed on basal diet, T2 and T3 groups were offered diet replacing groundnut cake at 50% and 100% with guar meal, respectively, for a period of 120-day. At the end of the growth trial, a digestibility trial was conducted to evaluate the nutrient utilization.Results:There was no significant difference in dry matter intake among three groups. Nutrient digestibilities were significantly higher (p<0.05) in kids fed T2 ration with 50% replacement of groundnut cake with guar meal.Conclusion:It can be concluded that guar meal can be incorporated at 50% level in the concentrate mixture of goats replacing groundnut cake without any adverse effects.
Highlights
Livestock is an integral part of agriculture and plays an important role in contributing to national economy
It is necessary to look for protein rich, nonconventional feed resources
Content of crude protein determined in toasted guar meal in this study was in agreement with the findings reported by Tyagi et al [10] and Nidhina and Muthukumar [11]
Summary
Livestock is an integral part of agriculture and plays an important role in contributing to national economy. We have a large population of livestock, productivity is too low which is due to negligence in feeding regimen as the poor farmers cannot feed their animals adequately and the major constraint for this being the shrinkage of grass lands, erratic monsoons, and other human interventions with nature. India faces a net deficit (%) of 62.7 green fodder, 22.5 dry crop residues, and 64.0 concentrate feeds [1]. There is a serious shortage of conventional feed resources. It is necessary to look for protein rich, nonconventional feed resources.
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