Vol. 9, Issue 1, Part D (2024)

Author(s): Hayavadana GR, Preetam Sangam, Jaishankar N, Chethan KP, Shivakumar MC, Ramachandra B, Guruprasad R and Hemanth Gowda K

Abstract: The present study was conducted for a period of 90 days with twenty Hassan sheep lambs aged 3- 4 months age divided into four groups of five animals each. Each group was randomly allotted to one of the four dietary treatments in a complete randomized design.Under stall-fed conditions, uniform management care like as deworming and vaccinations were administered as per the standard procedures. To assess the growth potential of Hassan sheep lambs reared under an intensive system of management. The experimental animals were fed in accordance with ICAR, (2013), at maintenance levels (T₁) and to support daily body weight gains of 50 (T₂), 100 (T₃), and 150 g (T₄). The required nutrients was supplied through multicut fodder sorghum (CoFS-29) as a sole source of roughage and compounded feed mixture with varying quantities based on the previous week’s DM intake. The total investment and the return generated was recorded and the calculated benefit cost ratio was 1.3, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.5 respectively in T₁, T₂, T₃ and T₄ groups. Benefit cost ratio was higher in T₃ and T₄ when compared to T₁ and T₂. It was concluded that the growth potentiality of Hassan sheep lambs was 90.69 g/d. Hence, recommended to feed Hassan sheep lambs to achieve 100 g gain per day as per ICAR, (2013) under intensive system with good management practice for better economic returns.