Milk yield and its composition in goats fed faba bean [Vicia faba]

In a study on the effects of faba bean on milk yield and its composition and nutrient utilization fifteen goats in early lactation were randomly divided into three groups having 20 kg average body weight. All animals were fed ad lib. chickpea straw and berseem hay with equal amounts of concentrate m...

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Published inFABIS Newsletter (ICARDA) no. 33
Main Authors Tewatia, B.S, Virk, A.S, Gupta, P.C, Rana, V.K, Khatta, V.K, Sagar, V. (CCS Haryana Agricultural Univ., Hisar (India))
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.1993
Subjects
CAPRIN
CAPRINOS
COMPOSICION QUIMICA
COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE
INDE
INDIA
LACTACION
LACTATION
PESO
POIDS
RENDEMENT LAITIER
RENDIMIENTO LECHERO
VALEUR NUTRITIVE
VALOR NUTRITIVO
VICIA FABA
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Summary:In a study on the effects of faba bean on milk yield and its composition and nutrient utilization fifteen goats in early lactation were randomly divided into three groups having 20 kg average body weight. All animals were fed ad lib. chickpea straw and berseem hay with equal amounts of concentrate mixtures having 20 crude protein. Treatments were iso-nitrogenous diets containing 60 (T2), 30 (T1) and no (C) faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Dry-matter intake was statistically (P0.05) different in various groups with the highest in T2 and lowest in the control (C); however, dry-matter intake/100 kg body weight did not differ significantly among groups. Total milk yield and milk fat and protein contents did not differ among groups. Total body weight gain over 100 days was significantly greater for T2 (3.58 + or - 0.56 kg) and T1 (3.20 + or - 0.57 kg) compared with the control (2.06 + or - 0.17 kg). The findings revealed that up to 60 faba bean could safely and economically replace groundnut cake in the diet of lactating goats without affecting milk yield and its composition
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ISSN:0255-6448