Effect of complete pellet feed on commercial goat production under the stall feeding system in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Sadek Ahmed Goat and Sheep Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Md Rezaul Hai Rakib Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
  • Md Abu Hemayet Goat and Sheep Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Biplob Kumer Roy Animal Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Nusrat Jahan Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Keywords:

Black Bengal goat, goat nutrition, pellet, stall feeding

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to identify the effect of complete pellet feed on animal performances in both on-station and on-farm trials conducted on growing goats.  Materials and Methods: A complete pellet feed was developed with 40% roughage (rice straw) and 60% concentrate [rice polish (50%), maize crush (16%), soybean meal (20%), molasses (10%), salt (2%), Dicalcium Phosphate (1%), vitamin–mineral premix (0.5%), and pellet binder (0.5%)] for commercial goat production and the research trial was carried out on the research station and on the farmers’ validation level.  Results: The results of the experiment on the effect of the developed complete pellet feed on goat production under stall feeding condition demonstrated that feeding complete pellet feeds helped in increasing the daily body weight gain of goats (36.96 and 52.46 gm, respectively) compared to traditional semi-intensive feeding (17.76 gm) with significantly (p < 0.05) better body condition score of goats. Feed Conversion Ratio was considerably lower (5.7) in the pellet feeding group than in the other groups where no pellet feed was used (8.32 and 8.03). Significantly (p < 0.05) lower feed price per kg weight gain was also observed in the pellet feeding group (BDT 124.22) compared to other groups (BDT 203.85 and BDT 214.74, respectively).  Conclusion: The results suggest that complete pellet feed can be more economical for commer­cial goat production under the stall feeding condition, and farmers can be benefited by about 40% more compared to conventional grass, urea molasses straw, and concentrate-based feeding system.

J. Adv. Vet. Anim. Res., 7(4): 704-709, Dec 2020

http://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2020.g471

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
32
PDF
27

Downloads

Published

2020-12-03

How to Cite

Ahmed, S., Rakib, M. R. H., Hemayet, M. A., Roy, B. K., & Jahan, N. (2020). Effect of complete pellet feed on commercial goat production under the stall feeding system in Bangladesh. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 7(4), 704–709. Retrieved from https://banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/75896

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Original Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2020 Sadek Ahmed, Md Rezaul Hai Rakib, Md Abu Hemayet, Biplob Kumer Roy, Nusrat Jahan

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).