Effect of concentrate and urea molasses mineral block supplementation on the Effect of concentrate and urea molasses mineral block supplementation on the
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J MURALIDHARAN
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637 002 India
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K SIVAKUMAR
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637 002 India
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V RAMESH
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637 002 India
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D ANANDHA PRAKASH SINGH
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637 002 India
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V RAMESH SARAVANAKUMAR
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637 002 India
Keywords:
Concentrate, Growth performance, Mecheri sheep, Supplementation, Urea molassesAbstract
Present study was carried out to find out the effect of concentrate and urea molasses mineral block supplementation on growth performance of 40 weaned Mecheri ram lambs under two systems of rearing, for 5 months. It was observed that supplementation significantly increased the body weight of grazing lambs and UMMB was found to be a versatile supplement for growing Mecheri sheep. Animals under grazing with supplementation had significantly higher ADG than animals under stall feeding.
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