NUTRIENTS INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY OF LOHI LAMBS AND BEETAL KIDS FED UNDER INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Study was conducted to compare the performance of sheep and goats under confined situation. Sixty animals (lambs n=30, 10 month of age weighing 19.5 kg and kids n=30 of 10month of age weighing 11.5 kg) were selected and divided equally in four groups, 2 each for lambs and kids .Both species were offered fodder ad libitum with concentrate supplement 240 grams/animal/day and total mixed ration ad libitum. Results showed that DM, CP, NDF, ADF intakeswere significantly (P˂0.05) better in lambs than kids. Dry matter and crude protein digestibility was significantly (P˂0.05)higher in kids than lambs fed on total mixed ration and it was not different among both species fed on fodder plus concentrate supplementation.NDF, ADF digestibility wasmaximum (P˂0.05) in lambs than kids fed on total mixed ration. It was concluded that nutrients digestibility was better in kids than lambsfed on total mixed ration. Similar pattern of digestibility was observed in both species fed on fodder plus concentrate supplementation.

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