Vol. 8, Issue 6 (2020)
Effect of area specific mineral mixture supplementation on milk yield and reproductive traits of crossbred dairy cattle under sub-tropical region of north eastern India
Author(s): Nakambam Manoranjan Singh, Anil Kumar Tripathi, Rashmita Saikia, Kabin Medhi, Shankar Hemanta Gogoi, Parkey Gogoi, Jiljily Thaosen, Sonia Langthasa, Dipak Kumar Mandal and Nehail Hojai
Abstract: Nutrients requirement plays a very crucial role in regulating biological systems, immunological, health, lactation and reproductive performance in dairy cattle.Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the effect of area specific mineral mixture supplementation on milk yield, reproductive performance and economic of dairy cattle for a period of 120 days. Experimental animals were selected randomly from four villages of Dima Hasao district of Assam. Twenty lactating crossbred cattle (n=20) were divided into two groups (10 milch cows/group) viz., treatment (T2-supplement of 50gm mineral mixture/cattle/day) and control (T1-no supplementation) in a completely randomized designed. Results revealed significant (P<0.05) improvement in milk yield by 1.36 litre per day (18.68%), reproductive performance and benefit cost ratio (3.55 vs 3.11) in the studied. Thus, mineral mixture supplementation in the diet of dairy cattle gave better results in improving milk yield and reproductive efficiency for sustainability livelihood in smallholders’ dairy farming in hilly regions.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6af.11108
Pages: 2239-2243 | 824 Views 213 Downloads
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Nakambam Manoranjan Singh, Anil Kumar Tripathi, Rashmita Saikia, Kabin Medhi, Shankar Hemanta Gogoi, Parkey Gogoi, Jiljily Thaosen, Sonia Langthasa, Dipak Kumar Mandal, Nehail Hojai. Effect of area specific mineral mixture supplementation on milk yield and reproductive traits of crossbred dairy cattle under sub-tropical region of north eastern India. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(6):2239-2243. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6af.11108
