Volume: 51 Issue: 2
Year: 2020, Page: 179-183,
Received: Jan. 30, 2019 Accepted: April 8, 2019 Published: July 1, 2020
Ksheerabala residue is a by-product obtained during the preparation of ksheerabala oil which is made by incorporating bala (Sida cordifolia), cow milk and gingelly oil (Sesamum indicum). This residue is available in considerable quantity and many farmers use this byproduct for feeding livestock. But the level of incorporation and the effect of Ksheerabala residue on growth in rats are not yet well studied. Hence, the present study was planned to evaluate the effect of dietary incorporation of Ksheerabala residue as a feed resource in the diet of Wistar rats on their performance. Twenty-four male Wistar albino rats weighing 80 ± 5g were used as experimental animals and were allotted randomly to two treatments of six replicates each. Group 1 was fed basal diet as per BIS specification (control-T1 ) and other group was fed a diet containing 5 per cent Ksheerabala residue (T2). The average body weight, body weight gain, dry matter intake, haematological and biochemical parameters were found to be similar in both the groups (P >0.05). The results of the present study indicate that Ksheerabala residue can be included in the rat ration up to five per cent level without any adverse effect on their growth performance.
Keywords: Ksheerabala residue, Rat, Blood, Growth
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Deepak, C., Jasmine Rani, K., Shyama, K. and Ally, K. 2020. Effect of dietary incorporation of ksheerabala residue on growth performance in wistar rats. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 51(2): 179-183.