GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF FRIESWAL CALVES UNDER DIFFERENT FLOORS
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Authors
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DANVEER S. YADAV
Department of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
M.P.P.C.V.V. Mhow – 453446 (M.P), India
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N. K. NAYAK
Department of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
M.P.P.C.V.V. Mhow – 453446 (M.P), India
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S. NANAVATI
Department of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
M.P.P.C.V.V. Mhow – 453446 (M.P), India
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S. S. TOMAR
Department of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
M.P.P.C.V.V. Mhow – 453446 (M.P), India
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M. SHRIVASTVA
Department of Livestock Production and Management
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry,
M.P.P.C.V.V. Mhow – 453446 (M.P), India
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The data on Thirty Frieswal calves (15 male and 15 female) maintained at Military dairy
farm, Mhow District Indore (M.P). were utilized to study the growth performance frieswal calves
under three floor types ,namely Concrete floor, Concrete floor with straw beddings and Earthen
(Kachha) floor with 10 calves (5male + 5 female) in each group. In general Average Daily
Gain(ADG) showed increasing trend with advancement of age and the respective average daily
gains during 13th week of age were 416.11±28.65, 498.11±25.39 and 481.11±25.29 gram. At 9th
and 10th week of age i.e. just after closing of milk feeding ADG was decreased however, in
subsequent weeks, calves regained their weight gain. Analysis of variance for heart girth and
height at wither indicated that upto 3rd fortnight interval there was no significant difference
among floor types. However, subsequently from fourth fortnight interval there was a significant
(P<0.05) effect of floor types on heart girth. From fourth fortnight onward the gains in heart girth
were significantly higher for calves on straw bed and earthen floor than the calves on concrete
floor. The difference between straw bed and earthen floor types was not significant. At first
fortnight the average height at withers for calves maintained on concrete, straw bed and earthen
floor types were more or less same.
Kewwords : Frieswal calves, floor types, growth performance.
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