Nutritive value ofLeucaena leucocephala for growing bull calves

Autor:	A. L. Joshi, B. N. Sobale, S. T. Kharat, S. S. Deshmukh, D. V. Rangnekar, V. L. Prasad
Rok vydání:	1978
Předmět:	Male Plants Medicinal Leucaena leucocephala Animal feed Live weight Fabaceae Forage Biology Straw biology.organism_classification Sorghum Animal Feed Leucaena Animal science Food Animals Agronomy Animals Cattle Molasses Animal Science and Zoology Dry matter
Zdroj:	Tropical Animal Health and Production. 10:237-241
ISSN:	1573-7438 0049-4747
DOI:	10.1007/bf02235352
Popis:	Twelve cross-bred (Holstein X Gir) bull calves (11-12 months of age) were divided into two groups and fed over a 90 day period on two levels of leucaena. Animals in Group I were offered leucaena ad lib. whilst those in Group 2 received a restricted amount of leucaena plus a mixture of sorghum straw and molasses (75:25) fed ad lib. Digestibilities of dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fibre and neutral detergent fibre for leucaena are presented. The live weight gain was significantly (P less than 0.05) higher in animals fed leucaena ad lib. than in those fed a restricted amount of the forage. The animals did not show any symptoms of toxicity during the experimental period.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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