Feeding value of azolla (Azolla pinnata) in goats

摘要

Azolla, a small aquatic fern is distributed throughout the tropical, subtropical and temperate fresh water ecosystems. In the present study sun-dried azolla was evaluated for feeding of Black Bengal goats. Forty Black Bengal male kids (5.43 - 7.15 kgbody weight) were randomly distributed to 4 equal groups and fed standard kid grower rations containing sun-dried azolla at 0, 10, 20 and 50 % levels replacing concentrate mixture on equi-weight basis. The concentrate mixture composed of maize, 50 ; groundnut cake, 15 ; rice polish, 16 ; wheat bran, 16 ; mineral mixture, 2 ; salt, 1 ; and vitamin A, B_2 and D_3, 0 30 part respectively.