Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jan 2009)

EFFECT OF NICOTINIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF LACTATING COWS

  • Renjith Gopal,
  • A. D. Mercy,
  • Nidhish Francis,
  • S. Aravind,
  • Rani Chacko

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 40, no. 1
pp. 60 – 61

Abstract

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The effect of dietary supplementation of nicotinic acid on milk yield and milk fat percentage was studied in twelve lactating cows allotted at random to treatments T1 and T2. All animals were fed concentrate mixture and green grass to meet their nutritive requirements. Animals of T2 were given 10g of nicotinic acid /head /day. Result of the study showed an increase in milk yield and milk fat percentage, though not statistically significant, in nicotinic acid supplemented group.