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Abstract
An experiment was conducted at Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Dapoli, Maharashtra to assess the effect of feeding crop residue-based complete ration on nutrient utilization and growth performance of Konkan Kanyal goats. In this experiment 16th Konkan Kanyal bucks similar age and body weights were selected randomly and allocated into four iso-nitrogenous rations viz., T0 (conventional feed + concentrate mixture), T1 (60% Maize stover + 40% conc. mix), T2 (60% Nagali straw + 40% conc. mix.) and T3 (60% Proso-millet straw + 40% conc. mix) with randomized block design in each treatment there were four goats. The proximate analysis of experimental feeds T0, T1, T2 and T3 revealed that, it contains DM as 49.25, 88.63, 87.17 and 87.40, CP as 13.32, 13.72, 13.61 and 13.67, EE as 3.34, 3.24, 3.49 and 3.55, Ash as 11.61, 7.32, 9.70 and 12.46, NFE as 50.47, 47.71, 48.48 and 45.30, NDF as 50.31, 57.99, 45.64 and 48.22, ADF as 28.95, 37.22, 35.29 and 29.53, Ca as 1.28, 1.84, 1.42 and 1.30 and P-0.70, 0.84, 0.58 and 0.45 per cent, respectively on dry matter basis. The average body weight gain was significantly higher in T1 (62.5 g/day) than T3 (55.36 g/day), T2 (53.57 g/day) and T0 (50 g/day). From the results of the present investigation, it may be concluded that the T1 group (60% Maize stover + 40% conc. Mix) complete feed based on maize stover crop residue found suitable for feeding and body weight gain than other crop residues for goats.