Replacement of Maize with Soybean Hulls in Concentrate Mixture onPerformance of Growing Goats

摘要

The present study was conducted on eighteen (18) growing goats (for a period of thirteen weeks) divided randomly into three groups to evaluate the effect of partial replacement of maize with soybean hulls on their performance/The concentrate mixture was formulated by using locally available common feed ingredients. The control group T0, while Tx group and T2 groups, respectively received concentrate mixtures with 25% and 50% replacement of maize by soybean hulls. The average mean body weights were ranged from 17.31 kg (T_0) to 17.45 kg (T_1) groups. The average ADG was ranged from 77.68g (T_0) to 81.10g (T_2) groups. The total mean DMI was ranged from 824.86g (T_2) to 830.41g (T_1) groups. The average body weights, ADG and total DMI found non-significantly different among the treatment groups. The cost of feeding/kg of weight gain were Rs. 124.27/-, Rs.120.16/-, and Rs. 113.95/- rupees in T_0 T_1 and T2 groups, respectively. It is concluded that soybean hulls can be used safely to replace maize upto 50 percent in the concentrate mixture of growing goats.