Department of Livestock Production and Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar - 125004, India.
Twenty female Murrah buffalo calves (8–10 months) were divided in four homogeneous groups according to age and body weight. The four groups were allotted randomly two sources of protein and feeding frequency viz., calves were fed concentrate with mustard cake (M.C.) and roughage once daily (T1) with M.C. and roughage twice daily (T2) with cotton seed cake (CSC) and roughage once daily (T3, with CSC and roughage twice daily (T4). The average DMI, DCP and TDN intake of buffalo calves did not differ significantly due to source of protein and frequency of feeding. Similar results were obtained for feed conversion efficiency. Body weight, wt. gain were significantly (P<0.05) higher in M.C. group as compared to CSC. But the frequency of feeding did not affect significantly. Average daily voluntary water intake was not significantly influenced by feeding two sources of protein. However, average daily water intake was significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the frequency of feeding.
