NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF TOTAL MIXED RATION COMPRISING OF PIGEON PEA (Cajanus cajan) STRAW IN CATTLE

Abstract

An experiment was conducted for nutritional evaluation of arhar (pigeon pea) straw. Twelve cattle (150-200 kg) divided into 2 equal groups were offered treatments viz. T1 (control) having concentrate mixture (45%) + wheat straw (55%) and T2 (Treatment): concentrate mixture (30) + arhar straw (70). The growing cattle were fed as per ICAR (1998) feeding standards to meet their nutrient requirements in terms of DM, DCP and TDN. The DMI on% basis and CP intake was comparable (P>0.05) between treatment T1 and T2 while DMI on kg/kg W0.75 and kg/day was higher (P