COMPARATIVE NUTRITIVE-VALUE OF HAYS FROM THE HUMID SUBTROPICAL AND WET-TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS OF HIMACHAL-PRADESH FOR CROSSBRED CALVES

Citation
Kk. Dogra et al., COMPARATIVE NUTRITIVE-VALUE OF HAYS FROM THE HUMID SUBTROPICAL AND WET-TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS OF HIMACHAL-PRADESH FOR CROSSBRED CALVES, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 66(10), 1996, pp. 1052-1054
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences","Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
ISSN journal
03678318
Volume
66
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1052 - 1054
Database
ISI
SICI code
0367-8318(1996)66:10<1052:CNOHFT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The conventional hays available from 2 grasslands located at 1 130 m ( humid sub-tropical) and 2 000 m (wet-temperate) above msl, were nutrit ionally evaluated in growing calves. On the basis of nutritional chara cteristics the respective hays were graded as low and medium quality r oughages. The humid sub-tropical grassland hay was inadequate to maint ain the body weights of growing calves. The hay from wet-temperate gra ssland was also not nutritionally adequate to support normal growth ra tes of calves. The herbage of both the sites was marginally deficient in copper and zinc.