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Nutritive Value of Green Maize (Zea mays L.) Leaves for Crossbred Heifers


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1 Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Post Graduate College, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, AKOLA (M.S.), India
     

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Green maize leaves (Zea mays L.) were fed as a sole feed to 15 crossbred heifers of 7 to 24 month age with an average body weight of 79.8 ± 0.80 kg. The green maize leaves could meet the maintenance requirement of crossbred heifers. Voluntary DM intake was 3.94 ± 0.12 kg / 100 kg body weight and digestibility co-efficient for DM, CP, EE, CF and NFE were 65.46, 65.66, 67.09, 62.41 and 70.77, respectively. The DCP and TDN contents were 7.13 and 55.58 per cent, respectively.

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DCP-Digestible Crude Protein, TDN-Total Digestible Nutrients, DM-Dry Matter.
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Kalyani Sarap
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Post Graduate College, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, AKOLA (M.S.), India
S. D. Chavan
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Post Graduate College, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, AKOLA (M.S.), India

Abstract


Green maize leaves (Zea mays L.) were fed as a sole feed to 15 crossbred heifers of 7 to 24 month age with an average body weight of 79.8 ± 0.80 kg. The green maize leaves could meet the maintenance requirement of crossbred heifers. Voluntary DM intake was 3.94 ± 0.12 kg / 100 kg body weight and digestibility co-efficient for DM, CP, EE, CF and NFE were 65.46, 65.66, 67.09, 62.41 and 70.77, respectively. The DCP and TDN contents were 7.13 and 55.58 per cent, respectively.

Keywords


DCP-Digestible Crude Protein, TDN-Total Digestible Nutrients, DM-Dry Matter.