Economic Analysis of Cav. Drupe Pulp as New Melia dubia Alternate Feed for Small Ruminants

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of replacing basal diet of goat kids with 20% and 40% of Cav. drupe Melia dubiadry pulp to ascertain its effect on body weight, dry matter intake (g day ), and growth rate, feed conversion ratio and economics of feeding. -1 Twenty four goat kids (average 121 days old and 6.49 kg live weight) were assigned randomly to 0%, 20%, or 40% dry pulp diets (8 M. dubiakids diet ). The study lasted for 90 days. Total mixed rations (TMRs) replaced by drupe pulp (BF; Basal feed, 20% and 40% -1 M. dubia M. dubiadrupe pulp) did not have any significant effect on body weight, dry matter intake, growth rate and feed conversion ratio by the kids of all groups. Inclusion of drupe pulp in different TMRs of kids reduced the cost of feeding. Replacement up to 40% of normal ration with M. dubia M. dubia drupe pulp was most economical. The investigation divulged that feeding is economically beneficial without any difference in growth performance and hence drupe dry pulp could be a good alternative feed source.