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EFFECT OF OPTIGEN® FEED INTAKE AND PERFORMANCE OF GROWING CALVES

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dc.contributor.author Ahmad, F
dc.contributor.author Asghar, A
dc.contributor.author Shahzad, F
dc.contributor.author Mubeen, M.
dc.contributor.author Qamar, M.I
dc.contributor.author Mohyuddin, S.G.
dc.contributor.author Yaseen, A.
dc.contributor.author Hussain, S.
dc.contributor.author Shah, M.A.A.
dc.contributor.author Liaqat, S.
dc.contributor.author Wadood, F.
dc.contributor.author Tipu, M.A.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-12T10:11:28Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-12T10:11:28Z
dc.date.issued 2018-12-15
dc.identifier.citation Ahmad, F., Asghar, A., Shahzad, F., Mubeen, M., Qamar, M. I., Mohyuddin, S. G., ... & Tipu, M. A. (2018). EFFECT OF OPTIGEN (R) FEED INTAKE AND PERFORMANCE OF GROWING CALVES. Pakistan Journal of Science, 70(4), 287. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0030-9877
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/13024
dc.description.abstract : Optigen is a superior non-protein nitrogen source for ruminant nutrition and ensures sustained release of non-protein nitrogen.This research was conducted to test the influence of various levels of Optigen® in diet on dry matter (DM) intake and average daily weight gain in growing buffalo calves. Twenty four (24) male calves of average body weight (mean ± SD) 168 Kg ± 38 were divided into four groups of 6 animals. Four experimental diets were designed to include 0 (T1), 25 (T2), 50 (T3) and 75 g/Kg of diet DM (T4) of Optigen®. The diets were fed according to a completely randomized design for 100 days. Different groups of calves showed a curvilinear (P<0.05) response in DM intake and a quadratic (Q<0.05) response in final body weights with increasing level of Optigen® in the diet. Average daily gain of the calves was not altered (L; P>0.05 and Q; P>0.05). However, the calves fed T4 diets showed numerically the highest weight gains 0.67 kg. Supplementation of slow releasing ammonia products increased the N availability. It improved the synchronization between carbohydrates degradation and daily gains on reduced feed intake. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Average daily gain en_US
dc.subject dry matter intake en_US
dc.subject Optigen® en_US
dc.subject non-protein nitrogen en_US
dc.title EFFECT OF OPTIGEN® FEED INTAKE AND PERFORMANCE OF GROWING CALVES en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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