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Research
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online: 08-12-2014)
4.
Effect of balanced concentrate ration on
the performance and hematobiochemical profile of lactating native
ewes and lambs in coastal Odisha - Sasanka Sekhar Beura,
Chitta Ranjan Pradhan, Bhagirathi Panigrahi, Chiranjib Sahoo,
Abhishek Sahoo and Biswadeep Jena
Veterinary World, 7(12): 1047-1057
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2014.1047-1057
Sasanka
Sekhar Beura:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa
University
of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
sasankavet41@gmail.com
Chitta
Ranjan Pradhan:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa
University
of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
pradhancr@gmail.com
Bhagirathi Panigrahi:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa
University
of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
bpanigrahi65@yahoo.co.in
Chiranjib Sahoo:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa
University
of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
chiranjib_sahoo2050@yahoo.co.in
Abhishek Sahoo:
Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science and
Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
draviseq@gmail.com
Biswadeep Jena: Department of Veterinary Surgery and
Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
Orissa
University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha,
India;
biswadeep44@gmail.com
Received:
06-08-2014, Revised: 08-11-2014, Accepted: 11-11-2014, Published
online: 08-12-2014
Corresponding author:
Sasanka Sekhar Beura, e-mail: sasankavet41@gmail.com
Abstract
Aim:
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of
supplementation of balanced concentrate ration during lactation on
the growth performance, blood and metabolic profiles of native
ewes and lambs in coastal Odisha.
Materials and Methods: A total of 40 numbers of lactating ewes
of the same parity comprised the experimental animals. The
selected ewes were randomly assigned to two groups of twenty each,
maintaining uniformity in body weight (13.36±0.33 kg for Group 1
and 13.48±0.37 kg for Group 2). Group 1 was maintained on grazing
only while Group 2 was supplemented with a balanced concentrate
mixture @ 200 g/head/day during the first 2 months of lactation.
The concentrate was fed individually in separate containers in the
morning hours before the animals were taken out for grazing.
Results: The ewes in Group 2 registered higher body weights at
every fortnight. The differences were found to be highly
significant (p<0.01) from 2nd to 5th fortnight and significant
(p<0.05) for the remaining fortnights. The ewes in Group 2 showed
significantly (p<0.01) higher daily gains than those in Group 1 at
every fortnight. The hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, mean cell
hemoglobin (MCH) and total leukocyte count (TLC) values were
significant (p<0.05) between groups at the end of 4th fortnight
after lambing and the mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
values is significantly (p<0.05) higher in Group 2 over Group 1.
Conclusion: It was concluded that supplementation of a
balanced concentrate mixture (crude protein 18.21%) @ 200
g/ewe/day along with grazing during the first 2 months of
lactation resulted in higher ewe body weight gain. It improved
their hematological and metabolic profiles and also resulted in
higher body weight gain in lambs born to these supplemented ewes.
Keywords: body weight, concentrate, ewe, lamb, Odisha
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