The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats

The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) tree leaves and mashkalai (Vigna mungo) barn on the intake and digestibility of freshly cut common grass by Black Bengal goats was evaluated. Twelve castrated goats of approximately 5-6 months age were randomly allocated to three...

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Main Authors: Islam, M., Chowdhury, S.A., Alam, M.R., Silong, S.
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Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 1997
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114030/
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author Islam, M.
Chowdhury, S.A.
Alam, M.R.
Silong, S.
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Chowdhury, S.A.
Alam, M.R.
Silong, S.
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description The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) tree leaves and mashkalai (Vigna mungo) barn on the intake and digestibility of freshly cut common grass by Black Bengal goats was evaluated. Twelve castrated goats of approximately 5-6 months age were randomly allocated to three dietary treatments: freshly cut common grass ad libitum, common grass+100g Jackfruit tree leaves and common grass+100g mashkalai bran. Although digestibilities of dry matter, organic matter, nitrogen and neutral detergent fibre were very similar in the grass alone and mashkalai bran supplemented goats but the values were significantly (p < 0.01) higher than those observed in the Jackfruit leaves supplemented goats. Supplementation of mashkalai bran promoted higher (p < 0.05) digestible nutrients intake with the consequent higher daily live weight gain (75 g) than those fed grass alone (31 g) or supplemented with Jackfruit tree leaves (30 g). It could be concluded that mashkalai bran could be a suitable supplement for goats consuming common grass in the tropics and subtropics.
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spelling upm-1140302024-12-08T07:59:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114030/ The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats Islam, M. Chowdhury, S.A. Alam, M.R. Silong, S. The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) tree leaves and mashkalai (Vigna mungo) barn on the intake and digestibility of freshly cut common grass by Black Bengal goats was evaluated. Twelve castrated goats of approximately 5-6 months age were randomly allocated to three dietary treatments: freshly cut common grass ad libitum, common grass+100g Jackfruit tree leaves and common grass+100g mashkalai bran. Although digestibilities of dry matter, organic matter, nitrogen and neutral detergent fibre were very similar in the grass alone and mashkalai bran supplemented goats but the values were significantly (p < 0.01) higher than those observed in the Jackfruit leaves supplemented goats. Supplementation of mashkalai bran promoted higher (p < 0.05) digestible nutrients intake with the consequent higher daily live weight gain (75 g) than those fed grass alone (31 g) or supplemented with Jackfruit tree leaves (30 g). It could be concluded that mashkalai bran could be a suitable supplement for goats consuming common grass in the tropics and subtropics. Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 1997 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114030/1/114030.pdf Islam, M. and Chowdhury, S.A. and Alam, M.R. and Silong, S. (1997) The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 10 (2). pp. 206-209. ISSN 1011-2367 https://www.animbiosci.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.5713/ajas.1997.206 10.5713/ajas.1997.206
spellingShingle Islam, M.
Chowdhury, S.A.
Alam, M.R.
Silong, S.
The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats
title The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats
title_full The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats
title_fullStr The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats
title_full_unstemmed The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats
title_short The effect of supplementation of Jackfruit leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Mashkalai (Vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats
title_sort effect of supplementation of jackfruit leaves (artocarpus heterophyllus) and mashkalai (vigna mungo) bran to common grass on the performance of goats
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