Growth performance of feedlot Nellore brown ramlambs fed diets with different levels of Azolla

Abstract

The present study was targeted to find the changes in Growth, Body condition score and cost Economical variables of lambs with Azolla meal supplementation under intensive system of rearing. In order to ensure uniform average group weights, twenty-four weaned ram lambs were split into three treatment groups, T1, T2 and T3. Each group consisted of eight lambs. While Azolla was supplied at rates of 10% as well as 20% of dry matter intake in T2 and T3, respectively, T1 group was the control group and did not receive any Azolla supplementation. The trial feeding period lasted for 120 days. The DMI (g/day), ADG(g) and FCR recorded along with weights at fortnightly times. The final body weights and average daily gain showed significance difference among the treatments. The DMI (g/day), ADG(g), FCR, and DMI (g/day) did not reveal any discernible differences between the groups. The Body condition scores were found to be significant (p