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[article] | Title : |
Development and Evaluation of Improved Feeders for Goats Suitable to Stall-fed Management System |
| Material Type: |
printed text |
| Authors: |
Chet R. Upreti, Author ; Kuwar, Bahadur Singh, Author ; Panday, S.B., Author |
| Publication Date: |
2005 |
| Article on page: |
78-83 p |
| Languages : |
English (eng) |
| Keywords: |
Contamination, cost effective, feed saving, small farmer, stall-feed, suitable feeders |
| Abstract: |
Five different types of feeders were designed and tested on goats to find out their effectiveness
in reducing feed wastage and cost fabrication. Experiment was conducted at Agriculture
Research Station (ARS)-Bandipur for two years. Tested feeders were hexagonal, rectangular, hay
rack, chain barrel and conventional wooden Tatnu. Feeders were fabricated using iron bars and
woods. They were tested with the adult goats for feed wastage and feed contamination. Experimental
feeds were fodders twigs (Tanki), forage (Stylo, Napier), crop residue (straw from black bean) and
commercial concentrate. Chain barrel type of feeder was also tested at farmer’s field at Baradi.
Rectangular feeders have significantly lower (P
other tested feeders. The fabrication cost was NRs 3200, 1700, 700, 900, and 150 for hexagonal,
rectangular; hay rack, chain barrel and conventional wooden Tatnu respectively. The rectangular
feeder is suitable for goats feeding in Tarai and in the hills of Nepal. It has provision for
feeding fodders, grasses, crop residues and concentrates together at the same time. Chain barrel
type had comparatively higher wastage (10.7% for fodder) than the rectangular but was preferred by
the farmers due to its low fabricating cost, portable in size, small space required and easy to
handle. Therefore, the rectangular feeder is recommended for middle level farmers and chain barrel
for small farmers who rear few goats.
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| Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=65 |
in Nepal Agriculture Research Journal > Vol. 6 (2005) . - 78-83 p
[article] Development and Evaluation of Improved Feeders for Goats Suitable to Stall-fed Management System [printed text] / Chet R. Upreti, Author ; Kuwar, Bahadur Singh, Author ; Panday, S.B., Author . - 2005 . - 78-83 p. Languages : English ( eng) in Nepal Agriculture Research Journal > Vol. 6 (2005) . - 78-83 p | Keywords: |
Contamination, cost effective, feed saving, small farmer, stall-feed, suitable feeders |
| Abstract: |
Five different types of feeders were designed and tested on goats to find out their effectiveness
in reducing feed wastage and cost fabrication. Experiment was conducted at Agriculture
Research Station (ARS)-Bandipur for two years. Tested feeders were hexagonal, rectangular, hay
rack, chain barrel and conventional wooden Tatnu. Feeders were fabricated using iron bars and
woods. They were tested with the adult goats for feed wastage and feed contamination. Experimental
feeds were fodders twigs (Tanki), forage (Stylo, Napier), crop residue (straw from black bean) and
commercial concentrate. Chain barrel type of feeder was also tested at farmer’s field at Baradi.
Rectangular feeders have significantly lower (P
other tested feeders. The fabrication cost was NRs 3200, 1700, 700, 900, and 150 for hexagonal,
rectangular; hay rack, chain barrel and conventional wooden Tatnu respectively. The rectangular
feeder is suitable for goats feeding in Tarai and in the hills of Nepal. It has provision for
feeding fodders, grasses, crop residues and concentrates together at the same time. Chain barrel
type had comparatively higher wastage (10.7% for fodder) than the rectangular but was preferred by
the farmers due to its low fabricating cost, portable in size, small space required and easy to
handle. Therefore, the rectangular feeder is recommended for middle level farmers and chain barrel
for small farmers who rear few goats.
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| Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=65 |
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