Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology
Year : 2002, Volume : 2, Issue : 1
First page : ( 83) Last page : ( 88)
Print ISSN : 0972-2963.

Effect of feeding locally made concentrate mixture on milk production in crossbred cows in some districts of West Bengal

Saha R.C.*, Singh R.B., Roy P.K.

Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Kalyani - 741 235, India

*Reprint request: Dr. R.C. Saha

Received:  22  October,  2001.

Abstract

Six lactating crossbred (Jersey x Tharparkar) cows (average BW 319±20 kg) in their late lactation were either fed on an experimental concentrate mixture made of local feeds or a commercial concentrate mixture (control) for 24 days. The respective concentrate mixtures along with green hybrid napier (10 kg/day) and ad libitum paddy straw were fed to each cow in both the groups to meet nutrients requirements. Average DMI (% BW) was 3.40±0.24 and 3.26±0.18 kg in the experimental and control groups, respectively and the difference was not significant (P>0.05). Average DMI/kg milk production was 2.15±0.15 and 1.94±0.14 kg in the respective groups which differed significantly (P<0.05). Average daily milk production of the cows was 5.07±0.43 and 5.37±0.40 kg in the respective groups which varied significantly (P>0.05). Average daily feed cost was Rs. 27.14±1.24 and 32.41±1.17 and feed cost per kg milk production was Rs. 5.45±0.23 and 6.11±0.23 in the experimental and control groups, respectively showing significant (P<0.01) difference in the economics of milk production. The study implied that feeding of the experiment concentrate mixture made out of locally available feed ingredient is more economical.

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Key words

Concentrate mixture, Local feeds, Milk production, Cost of feeding.

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