Effect of Using Unground Rice Husk as a Roughage Substitute on the Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Buffalo Calves

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Authors

  • D. C. Joshi
     Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243121 (U.P.) ,IN
  • M. Y. Khan
     Division of Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243121 (U.P.) ,IN
  • V. Lakshmanan
     Division of Livestock Products Technology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243121 (U.P.) ,IN
  • M. C. Prasad
     Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243121 (U.P.) ,IN
  • G. C. Sharma
     AlCRP, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243121 (U.P.) ,IN

Abstract

In an earlier study, carried out on about one year old male buffalo calves for nearly six monihs, Joshi et al observed that by gradual replacement nearly 80 per cent of the wheat straw consnmed by control animals, could be substituted by unground rice husk without affecting the growth of the animals. It was however, considered necessary to examine if the continued feeding of rice husk has any adverse effect on the internal organs of these animals. The study was there fore, extended for another 12 months and the results obtained are being reported in this communication.

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1984-01-01

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Joshi, D. C., Khan, M. Y., Lakshmanan, V., Prasad, M. C., & Sharma, G. C. (1984). Effect of Using Unground Rice Husk as a Roughage Substitute on the Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Buffalo Calves. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 21(1), 19–26. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.co.in/index.php/ijnd/article/view/13420

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Volume 21, Issue 1, January 1984

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