Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Kiran Kashyap, Rupal Pathak, AK Santra, OP Mishra, Nishma Singh, MS Parmar, Raina Doneria and Sandhya Kasyap

Abstract:
Indian goats make a substantial contribution to the national economy and play a significant role for nutritional security especially in rural areas. Goats are a very important species of livestock in India, owing to their short generation intervals, higher rates of prolificacy and requirement of less space for rearing in comparison to large animals. Bedding materials play a noteworthy role in providing a restful microenvironment to animals under intensive production system. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of bedding material on hematobiochemical parameters as an assessment of growth of Osmanabadi goat kids. The experiment was conducted at seed center for osmanabadi goats, Directorate Research Service farm (DRS), DSVCKV, Anjora, Durg (Chhattisgarh). A total 18 Osmanabadi goat kids were divided into three groups i.e. 6 in each group. The kids in control group (T0) were reared on concrete floor without any bedding material, while kids in treatment groups T1 and T2 were kept on wood shavings and straw bedding respectively. A statistically non-significant difference in mean total erythrocyte count (TEC), total leucocyte count (TLC), packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb), total plasma protein, albumin and globulin at beginning of the experiment was observed. However, TEC, PCV, Hb, total protein and albumin values were significantly higher at 60^th day of the experiment. Taken together, our results concluded that straw bedding could ameliorate the stress on growing kids in a better way compared to other groups.