EFFECT OF FEEDING DETOXIFIED KARANJ SEED CAKE (PONGAMIA GLABRA VENT) BASED DIETS ON INTAKE OF NUTRIENTS IN GOAT KIDS.

A study was conducted in growing goat kids to evaluate the effect of incorporation of detoxified karanj seed cake (Pongamia glabra vent) in basal concentrate mixtures on the intake of digestible crude protein (DCP) and total digestible nutrient (TDN) and fibre digestibility. A 6-day metabolic trial was conducted in the midway of 119 days feeding trial in goat kids to investigate the effect of feeding solvent extracted karanj cake (SKC) and alkali processed solvent extracted karanj cake (AKC) based concentrate mixtures on the intake of digestible crude protein (DCP) and total digestible nutrient (TDN). Twenty male goat kids of uniform age were submitted to one of the five diets containing two different levels of either SKC or AKC in a completely randomized design. The T1 group was offered groundnut cake (GNC) as a sole source of nitrogen whereas T2 and T3 group were offered SKC @ 8.09% and 16.18% of concentrate mixtures, respectively to replace 25% and 50% of GNC nitrogen. Similarly T4 and T5 were fed AKC @ 8.09% and 16.18% of concentrate mixtures, respectively to replace the 25% and 50% of GNC nitrogen. No significant effect of either SPC or APC was observed on the intake of DCP and TDN and fibre digestibility on concentrate mixtures containing different levels of either SKC or AKC. Therefore the results indicates that long term supplementation of SPC or APC up to 25% replacement of conventional nitrogen source have not affected the DCP and TDN intake and fibre digestibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]