Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Naveen Kumar Sharma, Monika Joshi, Purushotam Purohit, Devi Lal and Hitesh Purohit

Abstract:
The aim of this study was to find out the economics of feeding (cost of feed) on green Azolla (Azolla pinnata) along with concentrate diet in Sirohi goat kids under different treatment groups. A feeding trial of 90 days was conducted on 16 Sirohi kids of 4-6 months of age. These kids were randomly distributed in 4 groups with 4 kids in each group. The experimental kids were divided in 4 treatment groups viz. T₁ - Control (Basal roughage + concentrate); T₂ - (Basal roughage + concentrate + 150gm green Azolla); T₃ - (Basal roughage + concentrate + 250 gm green Azolla); and T₄ - (Basal roughage + concentrate + 350 gm green Azolla) respectively. All the kids were offered basal roughages (methi straw) ad lib. The results revealed that highly significant effect of feeding green Azolla (Azolla pinnata) on cost of feeding per day as well as cost of feeding per kg body weight gain in different treatment groups. Feed cost per kg body weight gain was significantly (p