Abstract
An experiment was conducted with 18 pure breed large white Yorkshire sows to investigate the effect of groundroot powder of shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) on the performance of piglets till 4th week postpartum (weaning).All the 18 sows were of 1st to 4th parity and were divided into 3 groups (T1, T2 and control) comprising of 6 sowsin each group respectively. Sows in control group were fed with basal diet (As per NRC 1998) while, sows in T1and T2 were subjected to shatavari supplementation @ 100 mg and 200 mg/kg body weight respectively, from day84 of gestation till 4th week postpartum. From the present study it can be concluded that dietary supplementation ofshatavari showed a significant result in the treatment groups in the 4th week postpartum. Moreover, it also reducedthe disease occurrence in the treatment groups as compared to the control.
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