Protein requirement and efficiency of utilization for maintenance and milk production


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Authors

  • S RAJAGOPAL
  • S P TIWARI
  • U K MISHRA

Keywords:

Digestible nitrogen balance, Maintenance requirement, Efficiency of utilization

Abstract

Nitrogen balance studies were carried out with 9 each of Sahiwal and Brown Swiss (BS) x Sahiwal (S) crossbred lactating cows in their early stages oflactation under 2 different feeding regimes. The maintenance requirements were 4.1 and 3.97 g / kg w0 75 day for Sahiwal and crossbred cows respectively. The amount of digestible nitrogen required for producing 100g of milk N was 362.9 and 357.2 g. respectively, for Sahiwal and BS x Sahiwal crossbred cows. The over all efficiency of utilization of digestible N for milk production in Sahiwal cows and BS x Sahiwal lactating cows was observed to be 28.1 and 28.6% respectively.

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Author Biographies

  • S RAJAGOPAL
    Professor and Head,
  • S P TIWARI
    Associate Professor, Department of Animal Nutrition;
  • U K MISHRA
    AssociateProfessor, Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Durg, Madhya Pradesh 491 001.

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Issue

Vol. 70 No. 5 (2000)

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How to Cite

RAJAGOPAL, S., TIWARI, S. P., & MISHRA, U. K. (2013). Protein requirement and efficiency of utilization for maintenance and milk production. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 70(5). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/35898