1Division of Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Division of Animal Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132 001, Haryana, India
Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandary, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, R.S. Pura, Jammu-181 102, J&K, India
*Corresponding author's e-mail: mokshtagupta1407@gmail.com
Online published on 15 December, 2018.
Study was conducted to evaluate the effect of plane of nutrition on nitrogen balance, blood biochemical and serum enzymes in goats. Eighteen non-descript, local adult male goats were randomly divided into three equal groups as per RBD (randomized block design) and were subjected to three plane of nutrition: Control PR (40% protein restricted) and ER (40% energy restricted). Feeding trial was conducted for one month with a metabolism trial of one week during the last week of trial. Blood was collected from the goats at every 10 days interval. All the goats were in positive nitrogen balance including PR group, indicating that protein requirement of these goats for maintenance appears to be lower than the recommendation. ER group was having significantly higher urinary N excretion, indicating that ER group goats were using protein for energy purpose, which was also substantiated by significantly higher BUN levels in ER group.
Energy restriction, Goats, Nitrogen balance, Plane of nutrition, Protein restriction
