National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
An experiment was carried out to study the effect of inclusion of different locally available tree barks in total mixed ration on performance and nutrient digestibility in Nellore ram lambs. A ninety day growth trail was conducted with twenty eight Nellore Jodipi ram lambs (13.72 ± 0.05 kg B.Wt) which were randomly (CRD) allotted to four treatment groups with seven animals per treatment and were fed total mixed ration T1 (control), T2 (10% Neem bark), T3 (10% tamarind bark), T4 (10% Acacia bark). All the four total mixed rations were iso-nitrogenous. Feed intake was recorded daily while, body weights were recorded at weekly intervals. At the end of the trial, four ram lambs per treatment were slaughtered to study effect of total mixed rations containing different tree barks on carcass traits. Rumen liquor was collected from the individual ram lamb and analysed for rumen ammonia N and TVFA (Total volatile fatty acids) which didn’t show any significant difference among different treatment groups. There was no significant (P > 0.05) difference in carcass characteristics like Pre-slaughter weight, dressing percentage, wholesale cuts and weights of organs. The addition of tree barks at 10% inclusion level in total mixed rations did not show any negative impact on carcass characteristics and rumen fermentation pattern of Nellore Jodipi ram lambs.
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