Comparative study of the performance of buffalo calves and cow calves by feeding Urea Molasses Block with straw based diet
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of buffalo calves and cow calves supplementing Urea
Molasses Block (UMB) with straw based diet. Three cow calves (average 1 year & 8 months age and 111 kg body
weight) and three buffalo calves (average 1 year & 10 months age and 89 kg body weight) were grouped into A and
B, respectively and fed for 60 days. It was found that, the DMI (kg/h/d) was 5.66±1.18 and 6.10±0.99, respectively in
group A and B (p>0.05). The DMI in 1st and 2nd fortnight of the experiment in group A and B were 5.77±0.31 and
6.17±0.33; 4.96±0.43 and 5.77±0.39, respectively (p<0.01). But, the DMI in 3rd and 4th fortnight differs nonsignificantly
(p>0.05). At the end of the experiment, the final body weight for group A and group B were 132.6±11.96
and 113±8.19 kg, respectively (p>0.05). The body weight gain per day for both groups were 0.36±0.05 and 0.40±0.05
kg, respectively (p>0.05). The average heart girth gain per day in group A and group B were 0.24±0.02 and
0.30±0.03 cm, respectively (p>0.05). The average wither height gain per day was 0.075±0.005 and 0.059±0.005 cm
in group A and B, respectively (p<0.05). The average body length gain per day for group A and group B were
0.31±0.03 and 0.36±0.04 cm, respectively (p>0.05). The growth performance of buffalo calves is better than cow
calves by feeding UMB with straw based diet.