Effect of leucaena leaf meal feeding in karan fries crossbred calves
2008
Ghosh, M.K. | Atreja, P. | Bandyopadhyay, S.
Three one year old Karan Fries crossbred (Holstein Friesian X Tharparkar) calves were fed increasing Dry Matter (DM) levels i.e. 25, 50, 75 and 100% through Leucaena leaf meal (LLM) starting in week 1, 2, 3 and 6 respectively. The mimosine, content in LLM was measured through High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). DM intake was 2.29, 2.14, 1.83, 1.51, 1.46 and 0.71% of live weight through 1st to 6th weeks respectively. Feeding of LLM resulted in drastic reduction of T3 and T4 and significant elevation of serum AST and ALT activities within a week. The adverse effects of LLM feeding were attributed to mimosine and DHP which is also accountable for reduction in body weight.
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