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To determine the effect of substituting concentrate mixture with Azolla pinnata on growth performance, intake, nutrient digestibility, and blood metabolites in Hariana heifers fed a roughage-based diet.

January 1, 2016Indian Journal of Dairy ScienceOpen Access

Effect of feeding Azolla pinnata on growth performance, feed intake, nutrient digestibility and blood biochemical's of Hariana heifers fed on roughage based diet.

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DRDebashis RoyKerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University VKVinod KumarUniversity of Houston MKMuneendra KumarUttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved weight gain and feed conversion efficiency in Hariana heifers fed Azolla pinnata, suggesting its viability as an alternative feed supplement.

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To determine the effect of substituting concentrate mixture with Azolla pinnata on growth performance, intake, nutrient digestibility, and blood metabolites in Hariana heifers fed a roughage-based diet.
Randomly assigned 12 Hariana heifers to a control group or an Azolla pinnata treatment group for a 90-day trial (N=12).
Fed control heifers a basal diet of jowar fodder, wheat straw, and concentrate mixture, while replacing 5% of the concentrate mixture with Azolla pinnata on a dry matter basis in the treatment group.
Assessed dry matter intake and body weight every two weeks, alongside monthly serum biochemical analyses for proteins, liver enzymes, and renal markers.
Replacing 5% of concentrate with Azolla pinnata significantly improved fortnightly weight gain, average daily gain, and feed conversion efficiency (P<0.01).
Azolla pinnata supplementation reduced serum creatinine by 53% and blood urea nitrogen by 17%, while elevating alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) concentrations.
Total dry matter intake, body condition score, nutrient digestibility, total protein, albumin, and immunoglobulin levels showed no significant differences between the two diets.

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Roy et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa931bdf4090451fe4620f8 https://doi.org/10.5146/ijds.v69i2.50583.g23860

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved weight gain and feed conversion efficiency in Hariana heifers fed Azolla pinnata, suggesting its viability as an alternative feed supplement.

Effect of feeding Azolla pinnata on growth performance, feed intake, nutrient digestibility and blood biochemical's of Hariana heifers fed on roughage based diet.

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