Response of anestrous heifers fed local grass or oak foliage-based diet with two different mineral mixtures

• Published in: Tropical animal health and production Vol. 53; no. 2; p. 311
• Main Authors: Chandrakar, Akash, Sahoo, Biswanath, Raju, Jakkula, Mohanta, Ranjan Kumar, Narayanan, K, Garg, Anil Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Absorption; Bioavailability; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Body weight; Calcium absorption; Customization; Diet; Digestibility; Estrus; Foliage; Grasses; Iron; Leaves; Life Sciences; Nutrient utilization; Oak; Pennisetum orientale; Physical growth; Quercus leucotrichophora; Regular Articles; Reproduction; Tannins; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; Zoology; Reproduction; Tannin; Minerals; Blood biochemistry; Heifers; Oak leaves

The effect of incorporation of two different mineral mixtures and/or oak leaves was studied on nutrient utilization and reproductive performance in anestrous heifers. Twenty-one anestrous heifers (18.2 ± 1.45 months; 229 ± 14.2 kg body weight) were randomly distributed into three similar groups. Hei...