EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTATION OF CONCENTRATE ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF SIROHI GOATS IN THEIR NATIVE TRACT

Abstract

The investigation was carried out on-farm, in the Pabuda village of Sirohi block in
Sirohi District Rajasthan, located in the native tract of Sirohi Goats. In order to study the
effect of supplementation of concentrates, 30 male kids were randomly divided into three
equal groups and kept either on normal browsing (as per farmer’s practices); (G1) with
additional supplementation of concentrate mixture at 100 (G2) and 150 (G3) g per day per
kid. During the experiment period of 120 days, BW of kids was recorded fortnightly. The
average daily gain (ADG) of the kids was 31.32+ 0.47, 54.02+0.11 and 62.84+ 0.37 in G1,
G2 and G3 respectively with significant differences(P<0.05) among all the groups. It is
concluded that, provision of 150g concentrate mixture significantly improved growth
performance of Sirohi male kids attributable to a more efficient utilization of the native
pasture.