Nutritional Assessment of Jack Fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and Bamboo Leaves (Bambusa tulda) Used as Goat Feed at Chandanish, Chittagong

Abstract

The study was carried out to observe the nutritional quality of unconventional shrubs and tree foliages for indigenous goat feed. The DM, CP, CF and Ash contents of jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and bamboo leaves (Bambusa tulda) were calculated. The DM content of sun dried and shade dried jack fruit and bamboo leaves were 55.18% & 80.91% and 55.12% & 80.73%, respectively. The CP content was 8.42% & 19.69% and 8.39% & 19.38% in sun dried and shade dried leaves, respectively. The CF content was 36.97% & 24.43% and 7.07% & 24.12% in sun dried and shade dried leaves, respectively. The Ash content was 6.4% & 12.09% and 6.23% & 11.98% in sun dried and shade dried leaves, respectively. The unconventional tree foliages were found to be good quality in terms of nutrient contents and these may be used as scavenging goat rearing.