Abstract 202

Konwar,-BK; Banerjee,-GC; Mandal,-L

Dep. Animal Nutrition, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya P.O. Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, Pin 741 246, India.

Indian-Veterinary-Journal. 1987, 64: 5, 399-402; 4 ref.

For 364 days concentrates containing 25% defatted groundnut cake (DGC) or 50 or 75% DGC replaced by defatted karanja cake (DKC) were given with free access to rice straw to 15 male Brown Swiss X Haryana calves initially 6 months old. Diets were isonitrogenous. Average daily gain was significantly reduced by replacing 75% DGC with DKC. Digestibility of DM, organic matter, crude fibre and nitrogen-free extract were not affected by including DKC in the diet.