TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Different Levels of Pumpkin (<I>Cucurbita pepo</I>) Residue Silage Replacement
with Forage Part of Ration on Male Buffalo Calves Fattening Performance
AU - , S. Razzaghzadeh AU - , J.Amini-Jabalkandi AU - , A. Hashemi 
JO  - Research Journal of Animal Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 95
EP  - 96
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5269
DO  - rjnasci.2007.95.96
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjnasci.2007.95.96
KW  - Pumpkin residue
KW  -silage characteristics
KW  -finishing buffalo calves
KW  -DMI
KW  -FCR
AB  - An experiment was conducted to study the effects of replacing forage part of ration with different levels of Pumpkin (<I>Cucurbita Pepo</I>) Residual Silage (PRS) on fattening performance of male buffalo calves. Twenty Four calves with 203 ± 27.9 Kg of BW fed experimental diets in a completely randomized design with 4 groups and 6 replicates. The four groups (1, 2, 3 and 4) included 0 (control), 20, 40 and 60% replacement of  forage part of ration with PRS, respectively in basal diet. The results showed that Dry Matter Intake (DMI) was not significantly different between the groups. The highest and the lowest DMI were shown at the groups 1 and 4, respectively. Daily Weight Gain (DWG) was not significantly different between the groups. The highest and the lowest DWG were shown at the groups 3 and 2, respectively. Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) was not significantly different between the groups. But the best FCR was obtained at group 1.
ER  -