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The objective of the present study was to find the effect of feeding of Gliricidia ( Gliricidia sepium ) leaf meal blocks on intake, live weight gain and milk yield of dairy cows. Two types of Gliricidia leaf meal blocks (B1 and B2) were prepared and compared with a control diet of grass and straw. Gliricidia leaf meal blocks were prepared using Gliricidia leaf meal, coconut ( Cocos nucifera ) poonac and rice ( Oryza sativa ) bran. A feeding trial was conducted according to 3x3 Latin square design using lactating cows. Treatments were basal diet (T1), basal diet with B1 (T2) and basal diet with B2 (T3). Basal diet consisted of Brachiaria brizantha , Coimbatoor 3 ( Pennisetum perpureum x Pennisetum americarnum ) and rice straw. Data were statistically analyzed using general linear model procedure in SAS version 8. Average dry matter intake of cows fed with both types of blocks were higher (p Key words: Dairy cows; Gliricidia leaf meal blocks; Supplementation DOI: 10.4038/tar.v22i1.2672 Tropical Agricultural Research Vol. 22 (1): 76-83 (2010)

Effect of Gliricidia (<i>Gliricidia sepium</i>) Leaf Meal Blocks on Intake, Live Weight Gain and Milk Yield of Dairy Cows