Open Access
Research
(Published
online: 27-07-2016)
16.
Behavioral pattern of Rohilkhandi kids
under different feeding systems -
Anjali Kumari, B. H. M. Patel, Vipin Maurya, Asu Singh Godara,
Med Ram Verma and Mukesh Singh
Veterinary World, 9(7): 773-776
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2016.773-776
Anjali Kumari:
Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary
Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
anjali8992@gmail.com
B. H. M. Patel:
Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary
Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
mpatellpm@gmail.com
Vipin Maurya:
Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary
Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
drvipinmaurya@gmail.com
Asu Singh Godara:
Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary
Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
drasgodaraivri@gmail.com
Med Ram Verma:
Division of Livestock Economics Statistics and Information
Technology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar,
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India; medramverma@gmail.com
Mukesh Singh:
Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary
Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
drmsingh9@gmail.com
Received: 05-04-2016, Accepted: 24-06-2016, Published online:
27-07-2016
Corresponding author:
Anjali Kumari, e-mail: anjali8992@gmail.com
Citation:
Kumari A, Patel BHM, Maurya V, Godara AS, Verma MR, Singh M
(2016) Behavioral pattern of Rohilkhandi kids under different
feeding systems,
Veterinary World, 9(7):
773-776.
Abstract
Aim:
The present study designed to evaluate the effect of different
feeding systems on the behavior of local Rohilkhandi kids.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 21 growing goats (local goat of Rohilkhand region),
weighing around 7-11 kg and aging 4-5 months, were used. These
animals were kept in three groups. Group I was fed un-chopped
green fodder in circular feeder (newly designed). Group II was
fed un-chopped green fodder in linear feeder that was similar to
the existing farm practice. Group III was fed chopped green
fodder in linear feeder (modified version). Amount of
concentrate and dry fodder fed was kept constant for all the
three groups subject to equal increment in accordance with their
increasing age.
Adlibitum
green fodder was made available to the animals. The experiment
was conducted for 3 months. On-going behavior was recorded each
day 4 h (2 h in the morning from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, after
offering the feed, and same was repeated for 2 h in the
afternoon, i.e., from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm) was made between 9 am
and 5 pm. The individual behaviors,
viz.,
feeding, drinking, lying down, ruminating, idling, butting,
pressing, pushing, frontal clashing, and physical displacement
at feed barrier (active and passive: Without physical contact)
of the goat were recorded using time-sampling method. Further,
incidental activities such as defecation and urination were also
recorded.
Results:
Among all the groups, butting, head to head, and pushing were
the common agonistic behavior found but values did not differ
significantly. The pushing while feeding was relatively less in
Group II (0.22±0.04 min) which differed significantly (p<0.05)
from the other two groups. The idling time was found
significantly (p<0.05) lower in Group II (1.68±0.21) as compared
to Group I (4.67±0.52) and Group III (4.27±0.56). Time spent in
rumination near the feeding trough as well as away from the
feeding trough was also significantly higher in Group I (p<0.05)
than the other two groups. Other minor activities,
viz.,
defecation and urination were negligible. No stereotypic
activities were observed.
Conclusion:
It was concluded that provision of un-chopped fodder in circular
feeder could only simulate natural feeding behavior of goat but
did not give any added advantage. Further, feeding chopped
fodder in linear feeding trough lead to increased consumption
and more time is spent on feeding than on agonistic behavior as
compared to the other two groups.
Keywords:
agonistic behavior, chopped, feeder, goat, growth.
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