Effect of dietary inclusion of soybean seed remnants on performance of growing goats
2025
Tangade, Mayuri | Amrutkar, Suhas | Dahekar, Sourabh | Tathod, Shubham | Wankhade, Megha | Awandkar, Sudhakar | Wade, Mangesh | Deshpande, Kuldeep Y
A 90 days experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of valorisation of soybean seed remnants (SSR) into the concentrate mixture on performance of growing Berari goats. Eighteen goats of similar age (4–6 months) and body weight (11.40 ± 0.59 kg) were randomly assigned to three dietary groups (n=6): SSR0, SSR20 and SSR30 containing 0, 20 and 30% levels of SSR in concentrate respectively on DM basis. The fortnightly dry matter intake (DMI) and body weight (BW) changes showed no significant difference among groups (p>0.05). Ether extract (EE) digestibility was significantly higher (p<0.05) in SSR20 and SSR30 groups. Feed conversion efficiency (FCE) was significantly improved in SSR30 at day 60 (p<0.05), while average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion ratio (FCR), and DM intake remained unaffected. Body condition score (BCS) was significantly improved at days 60 and 90 (p<0.01). At day 90, packed cell volume (PCV), serum albumin, glucose, and globulin levels were significantly higher in SSR-supplemented groups. Rumen pH, titratable acidity, total volatile fatty acids (TVFA), and ammonia-N levels remained comparable. The total cost of production decreased linearly with increasing SSR inclusion level. The cost of total mixed ration (Rs/kg) decreased with increasing SSR levels, being lowest in SSR30 (Rs 16.58). Thus it is concluded that the partial inclusion of soybean seed remnants in the concentrate mixture of growing goats up to 30% on dry matter basis can become a strategy to improve the energy density of diet and economics of goat production.
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