Utilization of some by-products in Egyptian buffaloes feeding 1- feeding values and animal performance
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of feeding urea and biological treated sugarcane bagasse plus concentrate feed mixture in the rations of growing buffalo calves on feed intake, digestibility coefficients, nutritive values and performance of animals. A feeding trial which lasted for 218 days was carried out on fifteen buffalo calves of 8 -9 months old and 150.83 + 4.68 Kg live body weight (LBW). Animals were divided into 3 similar groups (5 calves in each). The experimental groups allotted randomly into three rations: control (R1):,fed 2% of LBW. Concentrate feed mixture (CFM) and sugarcane bagasse ad-libitum, (R2): fed CFM and 2% ureated sugar cane bagasse ad-libitum, while (R3) fed CFM and biological treated sugar cane bagasse with (Trichoderma harzinaum F-418 fungi) ad-libitum, respectively.
Results indicated that the apparent digestibility coefficients of all nutrients were higher (P<0.05) with rations containing biological treated followed by urea treated sugar cane bagass, than those in control ration. Nutritive values as TDN and DCP were significantly higher (P<0.05) with biological treatment then urea treatment than the control groups. Daily DMI expressed as Kg/h/d was significantly (P<0.05) higher in calves fed rations containing biological or urea treated sugar cane bagass compared to those given the control ration. Calves received rations containing biological or urea treated sugar cane bagass recorded higher (P<0.05) average daily gain (ADG) than those received the control rations, the realized ADG was 0.988, 1.150 and 1.181 kg/day for R1, R2 and R3, respectively. Feed conversion of calves fed R2, and R3 was markedly better than of the control group indicating higher conomical efficiency of the tested rations.
It could be concluded that, feeding buffalo calves rations containing ad. lib. sugar cane bagsse treated either biologically with (Trichoderma harzinaum F-418 fungi) or 2% urea with concentrate feed mixture (2% of LBW), resulted in superior nutrition status and better daily gain, feed conversion and economical efficiency, as compared with control group could be recommended..
Key words: Sugar cane bagass, Urea, Fungus, biological treatments, Feeding value, Buffalo calves.
Publication year 2010
Pages 330-343
Availability location معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى- شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى - الجيزة
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Organization Name
City الزقازيق
serial title Egypt. J. of Appl. Sci., 25 (6 A) 2010 (330-343)
ISSN 1110-1571
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External authors (outside ARC)
    امين عبد المبدى حجازى جامعة الازهر
    محمد عبد المجيد برعى جامعة الازهر
    احمد محمد قنديل جامعة الازهر
    على على محمد الاخرس مهندس زراعى - حر
Agris Categories Animal feeding
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Calves. Nutritive value. Urea. Water buffaloes.
Proposed Agrovoc باجاس قصب السكر;bilogical treatment;
Publication Type Journal
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