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Yunus et al., 2004. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 17 (5): 559-562

Document reference 
Yunus, A. W. ; Khan, A. G. ; Alam, Z. ; Sultan, J. I. ; Riaz, M., 2004. Effects of substituting cottonseed meal with sunflower meal in rations for growing buffalo calves. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 17 (5): 559-562
Abstract 

A growth trial of 60 days with 16 male buffalo calves (10 to 11 months age; 100±7 kg live weight mean) was conducted to investigate comparative efficacy of cottonseed meal (CSM) and sunflower meal (SFM). Cottonseed meal was substituted isonitrogenously with SFM at 0, 12, 24 and 36% levels in four rations viz. A, B, C and D. Daily feed consumption was 5.07, 4.30, 4.17 and 3.20 kg, while daily weight gain was recorded to be 0.98, 0.74, 0.57 and 0.33 kg under rations A, B, C and D, respectively. In the digestibility and nitrogen balance trial using eight calves, digestibility of organic matter was 63.2, 62.9, 62.1 and 61.7, respectively. Nitrogen retained as percent of intake did not differ significantly. Sunflower meal was purchased at half the price of CSM but economics of weight gain did not favor SFM inclusion in rations. Results suggested that SFM should not be fed to buffalo calves gaining more than 0.7 kg/day

Web 
https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2004.659
Citation key 
Yunus et al., 2004
Datasheets 
Sunflower meal
Cottonseed meal