Effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate in mithun

A comparative study on effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate on growth performance and nutrient utilization in mithun calves was carried out at Medziphema farm (300 MSL) and Porba farm (2,100 MSL), Nagaland, India. The mithuns of either sex were selected and fed in...

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Main Authors: R K CHAURASIA, A MECH, A DHALI, V K VIDYARTHI, C RAJKHOWA
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Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2014-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/42130
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author R K CHAURASIA
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V K VIDYARTHI
C RAJKHOWA
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description A comparative study on effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate on growth performance and nutrient utilization in mithun calves was carried out at Medziphema farm (300 MSL) and Porba farm (2,100 MSL), Nagaland, India. The mithuns of either sex were selected and fed in confined condition. DM intake differed significantly during the seasons and between the altitudes. Growth rate of 521 g/day and 524 g/day were obtained during the experiment during pre- monsoon season which were nonsignificant. Growth rate of 643 g/ day and 548 g/day were obtained during winter at Medziphema and Porba farms, which were showing nonsignificant difference between body weights and at both altitudes. Feed conversion efficiency were nonsignificant between the altitudes and seasons. THI values differed significantly between the altitude and seasons. It was concluded that mithuns can be reared at both the altitudes without any significant difference in body weight.
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spelling doaj.art-c5d7890c4dcb4f44a8a6165a8eade9622023-11-16T06:10:20ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272014-07-0184710.56093/ijans.v84i7.42130Effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate in mithunR K CHAURASIA0A MECH1A DHALI2V K VIDYARTHI3C RAJKHOWA4KVK, Nagaland University, Lumami, NagalandNIANP, Adugodi, BengaluruNIANP, Adugodi, BengaluruNIANP, Adugodi, BengaluruNational Research Centre on Mithun, Jharnapani, Nagaland 797 001 India A comparative study on effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate on growth performance and nutrient utilization in mithun calves was carried out at Medziphema farm (300 MSL) and Porba farm (2,100 MSL), Nagaland, India. The mithuns of either sex were selected and fed in confined condition. DM intake differed significantly during the seasons and between the altitudes. Growth rate of 521 g/day and 524 g/day were obtained during the experiment during pre- monsoon season which were nonsignificant. Growth rate of 643 g/ day and 548 g/day were obtained during winter at Medziphema and Porba farms, which were showing nonsignificant difference between body weights and at both altitudes. Feed conversion efficiency were nonsignificant between the altitudes and seasons. THI values differed significantly between the altitude and seasons. It was concluded that mithuns can be reared at both the altitudes without any significant difference in body weight. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/42130MithunaltitudeTHIFCEGrowthDMI
spellingShingle R K CHAURASIA
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C RAJKHOWA
Effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate in mithun
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
Mithun
altitude
THI
FCE
Growth
DMI
title Effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate in mithun
title_full Effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate in mithun
title_fullStr Effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate in mithun
title_full_unstemmed Effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate in mithun
title_short Effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake, THI and growth rate in mithun
title_sort effect of altitude and season on dry matter intake thi and growth rate in mithun
topic Mithun
altitude
THI
FCE
Growth
DMI
url https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/42130
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