EFFECT OF FEEDING BYPASS PROTEIN ON NUTRIENT UTILIZATION OF BARBARI KIDS

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of protected ground nut cake (GNC) on intake of nutrient and their utilization in growing goats. Fourteen goat kids (8.22 kg body weight and 3 month of age) were randomly divided into 2 groups of 07 kids each. In control group kids were given untreated GNC, while in treatment group they were fed concentrate mixed with formaldehyde treated GNC. Each kid was stall fed on concentrate and roughage, in the ratio of 50:50. Feeding trial was conducted for 90 days. Results of study indicated that the digestible crude protein intake (g per day, % body weight and per kg W 0.75) and total digestible nutrient intake (kg per day, % body weight and per kg W 0.75) in kids fed on bypass protein based ration were significantly (p<0.05) higher as compared to kids those were not fed bypass protein based ration. Similarly, % digestibility coefficient of DM, CP, EE, CF and NFE were significantly (p<0.05) higher in protected protein group as compared to the control group. Therefore, the nutritive values (TDN% and DCP %) significantly improved in diets based on protected protein.Study concluded that intake as well as digestibility of nutrients was higher in kids fed on 1.2% formaldehyde treated groundnut cake in comparison to kids fed on untreated groundnut cake based ration.