 | Abstract 569Utilization of niger-cake (Guizotia abyssinica) as a nitrogen supplement in growing calf rations.Singh,-TN; Srivastava,JP; Verma,-AK; Gupta,-BS Ranchi Veterinary College, Birsa Agricultural Univ., Ranchi, Bihar 834 007, India. Indian-Journal-of-Animal-Sciences. 1983, 53: 8, 887-889; 4 ref. Calves were given daily a control diet of 6 kg green berseem, paddy straw to appetite and 1 kg, then later 1.5 kg, concentrate mixture with linseed cake 57, wheat bran 25 and maize 15%. Replacement of 50 or 100% of linseed cake with niger cake had no effect on weight gain, utilization of diet, nutrient digestibility (except fat digestibility which decreased) and balances of nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus. This abstract relates to the following species: |