EFFECT OF FEEDING DETOXIFIED NEEM ( XIFIED NEEM (AZADIRACHTA INDICA) CAKES ON CHEVON CHARACTERISTICS OF GOATS.

Abstract

To know the effect of feeding detoxified neem cake (dNC) on chevon characteristics and gross and histopathological changes in vital organs, eighteen growing Marwari male kids (BW 16.82 ± 0.18) were randomly allotted to three groups for 120 days experiment. The group dNC-0 as control whereas dNC-25 and dNC-75 group were fed dNC replacing dietary soybean protein at 25 and 75 % level in the concentrate. The dressing percentage on pre slaughter and empty body weight basis ranged between 46.17 and 48.95 and 61.97 and 65.41, respectively, the weight of Liver (1.2-1.36), Lungs and trachea (1.08-1.12), Heart (0.44-0.61), Kidney (0.23-0.26), Spleen (0.16- 0.17) and GIT (full: 24.13-25.29 and empty: 4.65-5.06) as % pre slaughter weight also statistically similar. No any gross lesions and pathological changes were found in vital organs of kids fed detoxified neem cake. There was no significant difference in chemical composition (CP%; 19.09 to 19.73 and fat% 2.44 to 2.66) of longissimus dorsi muscle of kids of different groups. It was concluded that the detoxified neem cake can be incorporated in concentrate mixture by replacing soybean meal protein up to 75% level without affecting chevon characteristics and gross and histo pathological changes in vital organs of growing kids.