Vol. 11, Special Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
SR Munnarwar, SD Chavan, SR Shegokar, PA Kahate, SJ Manwar and AR Tupe

Abstract:
The present research entitled seasonal effect of Azolla (Azolla pinnata) supplementation on deep litter and mortality of Giriraja poultry birds, was carried out at Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The moisture per cent in deep litter in rainy season was observed 25.55 to 30.53 per cent in the different treatments of the Giriraja poultry birds and in winter season it was recorded from 19.27 to 22.01 percent with different treatments. In summer season which was very low i.e. 17.08 to 19.17 percent in treatments. The per cent of the mortality was more 4 per cent in summer season fallowed by 2 percent in rainy season and 0.67 percent mortality in winter season.