Scope and cost-effectiveness of fermented corn straw roughage-based buffalo fattening approach

Authors

  • Biplob Kumer Roy Animal Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Nazmul Huda Animal Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Nasrin Sultana Animal Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Keywords:

ADG; buffalo; fattening; FCM; FCR; profitability

Abstract

Objective: This experiment was undertaken to assess the scope and cost-effectiveness of the fer­mented corn mixture (FCM)-based buffalo fattening approach compared to urea molasses straw (UMS) and silage-based approach.  Materials and Methods: A completely comparative randomized design experiment was con­ducted for 90 days with three treatments and five buffalo bulls in each. UMS, silage, and FCM roughage-based fattening diets were attributed as T1, T2, and T3, respectively. Two types of protein supplements, i.e., Type 1 (Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute-developed) for T1 and T2 and Type 2 (prescribed by farmers) for T3 treatments, were used. All the parameters were analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, 20 software.  Results: Dry matter intake (kg, %live weight) was significantly higher in T1 (2.65), followed by T2 (2.34) and T3 (2.00), respectively. The crude protein intake, digestible crude protein intake, and digestible dry matter intake (kg/d) significantly (p < 0.05) differed between T1 and T3, but not T2. The digest­ibility of acid detergent fiber (65.97) was significantly higher for T3 than T1 and T2 (54.44 and 58.73, respectively). Neutral detergent fiber digestibility of T3 (70.35) also differed (p < 0.05) with T1 (60.97) but not T2 (64.78). No difference was observed in the case of growth, but feed conversion ration was found to be significantly (p < 0.05) better in T2 (7.10) than T1 (8.35), where T3 (7.24) was neutral. The significantly (p < 0.001) highest expense [216.37 Bangladesh taka (BDT)/kg gain] was required for T1, followed by T2 and T3 (174.47 and 126.33 BDT/kg gain, respectively). Net profit from T3 and T2 (15,877 and 15,175 BDT, respectively) gained significantly (p < 0.05) higher than T1 (11,265 BDT).  Conclusion: The FCM-based diet was suitable and cost-effective as a buffalo fattening approach.

J. Adv. Vet. Anim. Res., 8(2): 195-202, June 2021

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2021-05-19

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Roy, B. K., Huda, N., & Sultana, N. (2021). Scope and cost-effectiveness of fermented corn straw roughage-based buffalo fattening approach. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 8(2), 195–202. Retrieved from https://banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/76200

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2021)

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