Vol. 9, Issue 5, Part L (2024)

Author(s): Rishikesh S Deshmukh, Dr. SD Chavan, Dr. SR Shegokar, Dr. PA Kahate and Dr. JP Deshmukh

Abstract: An investigation was carried at Livestock Instructional Farm, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science Dr. P.D.K.V. Akola during 2023-2024. During the investigation, twenty crossbred calves were replicated into four replications based on the age and average body weight. The treatment T1 having 100% maize silage, T2 having 90% maize silage + 10% berseem, T3 having 80% maize silage + 20% berseem, T4 having 70% maize silage + 30% berseem and T5 having 60% maize silage + 40% berseem. The feeding of concentrate and soyabean straw (adlib.) were common to all during the whole investigation. In all the treaments, treatment T5 is the best in terms of body weight gain and overall gain in body measurements (chest girth, body length, body height) and also shown significant improvement in dry matter intake(DMI) and DMI/100 Kg of body weight gain. Treatment T5 shows significant statistical results.