Performance of crossbred pigs fed on niger seed cake
2010
Uttam Kumar | Ravindra Kumar | Patel, M. | Sinha, A.P.
Present work was conducted to study the performance of crossbred pigs fed on niger seed cake. Pigs (21) were divided into 3 groups (7 in each) fed with iso-caloric and isoproteinous diets. Group 1 (T1) was fed with a standard concentrate mixture (with GNC) whereas, 50% GNC of T1 diet was replaced by NSC (Guizotia abyssinica) in T2 and 100% in T3 diet. After 98 days of experimental feeding, the final body weights were higher in T2 followed by T3 and T1 but the difference among groups was nonsignificant. The feed efficiency ratios recorded in the present studies (3.27 to 3.53) in TandD pigs are considered to be highly satisfactory and indicated that the efficiency of utilization of niger seed cake is equal to conventional cakes. The cost of feed per kg gain in body weight was highest in group T1 followed by group T2 and lowest in group T3. Thus, ration T3 worked out to be cheapest, followed by ration used in T2 than T1 groups.
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