Effect of feeding water washed neem (Azadirachta indica) seed cake and salt sprinkled neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves on growth performanceand nutrient digestibility in Osmanabadi kids

Abstract

Twenty four Osmanabadi weaned male kids with average live weight of 10.80 kg were divided into four equal groups and fed with WWNSC and salt sprinkled neem leaves for 182 days to study the effect on growth performance and nutrient digestibility. The daily gain in body weight was significantly (Pis less than 0.05) higher in kids fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves individually than kids fed with WWNSC individually and in combination with salt sprinkled neem leaves. The DM, DCP and TDN intake in terms of per cent live body weight was significantly (Pis less than 0.05) higher in kids fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves individually than kids fed with WWNSC individually. Moreover, digestibility (%) of DM, CF and NFE was significantly (P is less than 0.05) higher in kids fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves individually over kids fed with WWNSC individually except CP which was comparable in all treatments groups.

Utilization of concentrate supplements containing varying levels of cassava leaf pellet by growing goats fed a basal diet of pangola hay

“…Wanapat et al (2000); Muralidharan et al (2015) demonstrated that cellulose digestion is limited when ruminal pH reaches values below 6.0. Ruminal VFA concentrations and fermentation rates are correlated (Leng and Leonard, 1965;McDonald et al, 1995;Korake et al 2016) and this relationship was also demonstrated in the present study (ruminal VFAs and digestibility). These results are in contrast to Koster et al (1996) reported that TVFA increased dramatically in response to supplemental rumen degradable protein fed to beef cows.…”

Effect of Azadirachta indica and Phyllanthus niruri Plant Meal on Performance and Health in Growing Calves

“…The intake of milk replacer and starter supplement was recorded daily. On day 65, hip and wither heights and thoracic girth were measured (Korake et al, 2016). The clinical cases pneumonia, diarrhea, or otitis were recorded, diagnosed and treated with aminoglycoside or beta-lactam antibiotics.…”

“…A variety of nutritional strategies can be used in calves during the first few months of life to ensure higher growth performance and better health and to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases (Devant and Marti, 2020). The use of feed supplements, such as phytobiotics, has been associated with improved immunity of early weaned calves and higher daily weight gain associated with digestibility efficiency (Korake et al, 2016). Similarly, in experiments with calve leukocytes treated with phytobiotic the results showed an increase in bactericidal activity and reduction of cases of diarrhea in newborn calves (Teixeira et al, 2015).…”