Feedlot performance and serum profile of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves under high input feeding systems
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Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, fattening, intensive, management system, growth, buffalo calvesAbstract
The current study was undertaken to evaluate the growth performance and blood biochemical analysis of buffalo calves kept under feedlot by feeding two dietary regimes. Twenty male calves of 9-12 months of age, 115±10 kg body weight were divided into two groups with initial group weight of 1165±05 kg. They were fed two diets as Ration-I (3200 Kcal and 16%) and Ration-II as (3400 Kcal and 18%). Regarding roughage proportion maize fodder and wheat straw were fed. Daily feeding allowance was offered as 3% body weight. Water was available 24 hr. Deworming was performed. Trial was lasted for 120 days. At end of the trial blood is collected and tested for different biochemical indices. Data collected on different parameters were analyzed by using t-test on Statistix software. Significant Overall weight gain and average daily weight gain (P<0.05) was observed as 78±2.54, 94±1.15 kg and 652±21.24, 783±9.62 g/d with Ration-I and Ration-II, respectively. While feed intake (P>0.05) of concentrate, fodder and wheat straw was 2.35±0.05, 2.51±0.07; 8.81±0.23; 9.38±0.22 and 1±0.00, 1.03±0.04 kg/d with Ration-I and Ration-II, respectively. Regarding serum profile cholesterol concentration (P<0.05) was found to be 55.86±0.33 and 56.87±0.72 with Ration-I and Ration-II, respectively. The results indicate that buffalo calves have a great growth potential which can be manipulated by modern husbandry practices.
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AOAC. 1997. Official Methods of Analysis. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington D.C., USA.
Bharadwaj, A. and R.K. Sethi. 2000. Meat production potential in Murrah buffalo male calves under different systems of feeding management. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 70(7): 769-770.
Gundran, R.S. and S.J. More. 1999. Health and growth of water-buffalo calves in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. Prev. Vet. Med., 40(2): 87-100. DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5877(99)00034-3
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Pannu, M.S., J.R. Kaushal, M. Wadhwa and M.P.S. Bakshi. 2002. Effect of naturally fermented wheat straw based complete feeds on the growth of buffalo calves. Asian Austral. J. Anim., 15(11): 1568-1572. DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2002.1568
Pathak, N.N., S.K. Ranjhan and K.K. Baruah. 1987. Growth response, feed efficiency and carcass characteristics of indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves fattened on different planes of nutrition. Buffalo Bull., 6(4): 77-82. Available on: http://ibic.lib.ku.ac.th/e-Bulletin/IBBU198700008.pdf
Punia, B.S. and D.D. Sharma. 1990. Influence of dietary energy on ruminal VFA production rate in buffaloes and cattle. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 60(7): 888-892.
Rashid, M.A., T.N. Pasha, M.A. Jabbar, A. Ijaz, H. Rehman and M.S. Yousaf. 2013. Influence of weaning regimen on intake, growth characteristics and plasma blood metabolites in male buffalo calves. Animal, 7(9): 1472-1478. DOI: 10.1017/S1751731113000943
Sarwar, M., M.A. Khan and I. Zafar. 2002. Feed resources for livestock in Pakistan. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 4(1): 186-191.
Sarwar, M., S. Mahmood, W. Abbas and C.S. Ali. 1996. In situ ruminal degradation kinetics of forages and feed by-products in male Nili-Ravi buffalo calves. Asian Austral. J. Anim., 9(5): 107-115. DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1996.533
Shahzad, M.A., N.A. Tauqir, F. Ahmad, M.U. Nisa, M. Sarwar and M.A. Tipu. 2010. Effects of feeding different dietary protein and energy levels on the performance of 12-15-month-old buffalo calves. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 43(3): 685-694. DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9753-5
Singh, R., S. Kishan and J.J. Kishan. 2003. Comparative efficiency of nutrient utilization in buffalo, Hariana and cross-bred calves fed cereal free ration. Indian. J. Anim. Nutr., 20(1): 6-10.
Singh, S., S.S. Kundu, B.P. Kushwaha and S.B. Maity. 2009. Dietary energy levels response on nutrient utilization, nitrogen balance and growth in Bhadawari buffalo calves. Livestock Research Rural Development, 21(8).
Statistix 8.1 Analyt+ical Software. Available on: https://statistix.informer.com › Education › Science › Statistix.
Steel, R.G.D., J.H. Torrie and D.A. Dicky. 1997. Principles and procedures of statistics. A Biometric Approach 3rd ed. McGraw Hill Book Co., New York, USA.
Tahir, M.S., S. Rehman and S. Javed. 1989. Economics of fattening of male buffalo calves fed on Sudan sorghum hybrid. Pak. Vet. J., 9: 146-147.
Tauqir, N.A., M.A. Shahzad, M. Nisa, M. Sarwar, M. Fayyaz and M.A. Tipu. 2011. Response of growing buffalo calves to various energy and protein concentrations. Livest. Sci., 137(1-3): 66-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.10.003
Tiwari, C.M., A.S. Chandramoni, S.B. Jadhao, B.K. Gowda and M.Y. Khan. 2001. Studies on blood biochemical constituents and rumen fermentation in growing buffalo calves fed ammoniated straw-based rations supplemented with different protein sources. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech., 89(1-2): 119-130. DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00191-2
Udeybir, A. and B. Mandal. 2001. Energy and protein requirements for growing buffaloes. Buffalo J., 17: 163-178.
Yunus, A.W., A.G. Khan, Z. Alam, J.I. Sultan and M. Riaz. 2004. Effects of substituting cottonseed meal with sunflower meal in rations for growing buffalo calves. Asian Austral J. Anim. Sci., 17(5): 659-662. DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.659
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Faraz, A., Waheed, A., Tauqir, N. A., Ishaq, H. M., Iqbal, F., & Huma, Z.- e-. (2021). Feedlot performance and serum profile of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves under high input feeding systems. Buffalo Bulletin, 40(2), 325–333. Retrieved from https://kuojs.lib.ku.ac.th/index.php/BufBu/article/view/2981
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