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Nutrient Intake

Abdullah (2013) performed an experiment to evaluate the effect of DCP on the

nutrient intake in Nili Ravi buffalo bulls. He fed animals 10, 20, 30 and 40% DCP in diet.
At the end of the experiment, he reported that dry matter intake (DMI) was significantly

higher in buffalo bulls fed diets containing 30 and 40% levels of DCP than those fed diets

containing 10 and 20% DCP of dietary concentrate. Similarly, CP NDF and ADF intakes
were also significantly higher in bulls by feeding 30 and 40% DCP compared to those

receiving 10 and 20% DCP of dietary concentrate.

Franzolin et al. (2010) performed an experiment to examine the effect of DCP on

nutrient intake in buffalos. Buffalos were supplemented with concentrate ration having

DCP at 12 and 30%. Results revealed better nutrient intake in buffalos fed concentrate
having 30% DCP. Similarly Oni et al. (2008) conducted a study on the effect of DCP in

replacement of brewers dried grains on the nutrient intake in dwarf goats. Sixteen goats
were equally divided into four groups. The control group had 88.5% brewers dried grains

whereas, in other three experimental groups, it was replaced with 25, 50 and 75% DCP.
Enterolobium cyclocarpum was used as a basal feed. Molasses, vitamin mineral premix,

salt and urea were also used in all diets. This study indicated that nutrient intake was higher

when brewers dried grains were replaced by 50% DCP in the diets of dwarf goats. Higher
intake in goats at 50% level of DCP might be due to more palatability of DCP. Less intake

in goats (25% DCP of dietary DM) might be due to more proportion of brewers dried grains

resulting in less palatability whereas 75% levels of DCP in the diet might also resulted in
less palatability to goats.

Chaudhry and Naseer (2006) performed an experiment to examine the effect of
citrus pulp silage with mixture of corn forage and poultry litter on nutrient intake of sheep.

Levels of citrus pulp in the silage were 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40%. At the end of experiment,
they noticed better nutrient intake in sheep fed silage containing 30% citrus pulp than those

offered 0, 10, 20 and 40% citrus pulp based silage. Similarly, Pereira and Gonzlez (2004)

performed an experiment to evaluate the effect of DCP on nutrient intake in ruminally
cannulated wethers. Wethers were offered TMRs having 40% DCP and 40% dried beet

pulp along with ad libitum feeding of Prairie hay. Results revealed that wethers fed DCP
based TMR showed better nutrient intake than those fed dried beet pulp based TMR.

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