Title: Nutritive Value of Para Grass (Brachiaria Mutica) at Two Stages of Growth in Cow and Buffalo Calves
Abstract: Rainfed para (Brachiarea mutica) grass was fed at two stages of growth, i.e., green (45% DM) and partially dry (73% DM) to growing cow and buffalo calves. The protein requirement of the calves was met through para grass and concentrate in ratio of 25 :75. The forage was low in CP (3.16-3.45%) and high in NDF (68.04-79.92%). Intakes of DM, DCP in cow and buffalo calves (g/kg W0.75) in period I (October-November) and II (December-March were 119.39±6.82, 105.16+13.75 and 103.32±2.15, 98.87±6.06, 11.39±0.65, 10.28±1.34 and 5.45±0.10, 6.20±0.18, respectively. The digestibility coefficients of the nutrients and N balance were higher in cow calves than buffalo calves in period I but this was reversed in period II. The growth rate in the two species did not differ.
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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