National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Azolla is a free floating, rapidly growing aquatic fern on water surface. It has enormous potential as a livestock feed due to its high content of protein, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals. The scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, West Sikkim introduced azolla cultivation in the district by demonstration conducted at farmers’ field. The farmers were trend by on and off campus practical training cum demonstration on azolla production technology. The demonstration of azolla production unit was established by KVK Scientists and On Farm Trail (OFT) and Front Line Demonstration (FLD) on effect of fresh azolla as a nutrient supplementation to milch Cattle. For this purpose 30 lactating cattle of 2nd and 3rd lactation of 5-8 years old at mid lactation were selected for study and randomly distributed into two groups. The control (C) group (n=15) farmers practice was fed , paddy straw, green fodder, ground maize cooked with mustard oil cake where as treatment (T) group (n=15) was fed same quantity of roughage, concentrate along with 1.5kg fresh Azolla/cattle/day. The feeding trial lasted for three month. During trial daily milk yield, fat% and physical health status of animal were recorded and found the milk yield and fat percentage was significantly higher in treatment group.
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