期刊名称：Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research
印刷版ISSN：2311-7710
出版年度：2021
卷号：8
期号：2
页码：195-202
DOI：10.5455/javar.2021.h502
语种：English
出版社：Bangladesh Agricultural University, Faculty of Veterinary Science
摘要：Objective:
This experiment was undertaken to assess the scope and cost-effectiveness of the fermented corn mixture (FCM)-based buffalo fattening approach compared to urea molasses straw (UMS) and silage-based approach.
Materials and Methods:
A completely comparative randomized design experiment was conducted for 90 days with three treatments and five buffalo bulls in each. UMS, silage, and FCM roughage-based fattening diets were attributed as T
1, T
2, and T
3, respectively. Two types of protein supplements, i.e., Type 1 (Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute-developed) for T
1 and T
2and Type 2 (prescribed by farmers) for T
3treatments, were used. All the parameters were analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, 20 software.
Results:
Dry matter intake (kg, %live weight) was significantly higher in T
1 (2.65), followed by T
2 (2.34) and T
3 (2.00), respectively. The crude protein intake, digestible crude protein intake, and digestible dry matter intake (kg/d) significantly (
p < 0.05) differed between T
1 and T
3, but not T
2. The digestibility of acid detergent fiber (65.97) was significantly higher for T
3 than T
1 and T
2 (54.44 and 58.73, respectively). Neutral detergent fiber digestibility of T
3 (70.35) also differed (
p < 0.05) with T
1 (60.97) but not T
2 (64.78). No difference was observed in the case of growth, but feed conversion ration was found to be significantly (
p< 0.05) better in T
2 (7.10) than T
1 (8.35), where T
3 (7.24) was neutral. The significantly (
p < 0.001) highest expense [216.37 Bangladesh taka (BDT)/kg gain] was required for T
1, followed by T
2 and T
3 (174.47 and 126.33 BDT/kg gain, respectively). Net profit from T
3 and T
2 (15,877 and 15,175 BDT, respectively) gained significantly (
p < 0.05) higher than T
1 (11,265 BDT).
Conclusion:
The FCM-based diet was suitable and cost-effective as a buffalo fattening approach.
