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Forage based fattening of male buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) under farmers’ managed condition in Dang district, Nepal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

N R Devkota  and
S Ghimire
N R Devkota*
Affiliation:
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Nepal
S Ghimire
Affiliation:
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Nepal
*
Email: dnaba@wlink.com.np
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Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) are an important component of livestock in Nepal. Its population has been estimated as 4,204,886 in 2005/06 (MOAC, 2006). Buffalo calves are seldom raised for meat in Nepal (Rana et al., 2000). In cases where they are raised, they are confined until six to eight months of age, as their dams will not give milk without them (Rana et al., 2000). Scientific information on fattening of male buffalo calves is scanty. A field based study was conducted to access the body weight of male buffalo calves raised under forage based and forage based plus limited concentrate supply at different ages, to determine the cost effectiveness of fattening technology under farmers’ managed condition.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 54
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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MOAC. 2006. Selected indicators of Nepalese agriculture and population. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Agri Business Promotion and Statistics Division. Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal.Google Scholar
Rana, R.S., Amatya, N., and Shrestha, H.R.. 2000. Effect of concentrate feeding on meat production of local male buffaloes. In: Proceedings of the 4th National Workshop on Livestock and Fisheries Research in Nepal, Agricultural Research Station Pakhribas, 2000. pp.132–139.Google Scholar