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Research
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online: 07-06-2014)
3. Effect of zinc supplementation on
reproductive performance of Teressa goat
- M. S. Kundu, Arun Kumar De, S. Jeyakumar, Jai Sunder,
A. Kundu and T. Sujatha
Veterinary World, 7(6): 380-383
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2014.380-383
M. S. Kundu: Division of Animal Science, Central Island
Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands-744101,India: mkundu47@rediffmail.com
Arun Kumar De: Division of Animal Science, Central Island
Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands-744101, India; biotech.cari@gmail.com
S. Jeyakumar: Division of Animal Science, Central Island
Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands-744101, India; jeyskumarsakthivel@gmail.com
Jai Sunder: Division of Animal Science, Central Island
Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands-744101,India; jaisunder@rediffmail.com
A. Kundu: Division of Animal Science, Central Island
Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands-744101,India; drakundu1@yahoo.com
T. Sujatha: Division of Animal Science, Central Island
Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands-744101,India; drsujathaars@rediffmail.com
Received: 15-03-2014, Revised: 03-05-2014, Accepted: 07-05-2014,
Published online: 07-06-2014
Corresponding author: M. S. Kundu, email: mkundu47@rediffmail.com,
Phone: +91-9474290668
Abstract
Aim: The present study
evaluates the effect of dietary zinc supplementation on
reproductive and productive performance of Teressa goat, an
indigenous species of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Materials and Methods: Eighteen female goats were randomly
divided into 3 groups of 6 animals each; (A) control with basal
ration without any zinc supplementation (B) Treatment 1 with basal
ration supplemented with 50 ppm zinc oxide (C) Treatment 2 with
basal ration supplemented with 100 ppm zinc oxide. Different
reproductive parameters, e.g. numbers of days to oestrus, the
incidence of oestrus, pregnancy rate, kidding rates and weight of
kids were recorded.
Results: Data indicated that the supplementation of
different levels of inorganic zinc oxide significantly increased
the incidence of oestrus (33%), pregnancy rate (12%), kidding rate
(5%) and resulted in shorter onset (8 days) of oestrus as compared
to the control. The mean body weight and daily weight gain of kids
born to supplemented does were significantly (p<0.05) higher than
the kids born to control.
Conclusion: The supplementation of 50 to 100 ppm zinc oxide
to the basal diet of Teressa goat significantly improved different
productive and reproductive parameters.
Keywords: Andaman and Nicobar islands, fertility,
reproduction, Teressa goat, zinc.
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