Effect of Feeding Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Powder on Body Weight of Konkan Kanyal Kids

Dwij Sawant *

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

A. J. Mayekar

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

Akash Mhetre

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

N. N. Prasade

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

S. S. Ramod

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

P. B. Bansode

College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

Ryan Rangel

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

Nitishkumar Patil

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

Shubham Abhale

Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

An experimental trial was carried out to assess the impact of feeding ginger (Zingiber officinale) powder on the body weight of Konkan Kanyal kids. Twenty kids were selected and divided into five treatment groups using a Randomized Block Design (RBD), with each treatment further subdivided into four replications. All animals received a complete feed consisting of mulato grass, jowar kadabi, and a concentrate mixture. Treatment T1 served as the control with no ginger powder supplementation, while treatments T2, T3, T4, and T5 were supplemented with 3.0 g, 6.0 g, 9.0 g, and 12.0 g of ginger powder, respectively. The trial lasted for 90 days. There was significant (P<0.05) increase in body weight in treatment T5 which was supplemented with 12 g ginger powder than T4 T3, T2 and T1, after 90 days of ginger powder feeding. From present study it  showed that feeding of ginger powder @ 12 gm improved about 18% body weight of Konkan Kanyal kids than control.

Keywords: Ginger powder, Konkan Kanyal kids and body weight


How to Cite

Sawant, Dwij, A. J. Mayekar, Akash Mhetre, N. N. Prasade, S. S. Ramod, P. B. Bansode, Ryan Rangel, Nitishkumar Patil, and Shubham Abhale. 2024. “Effect of Feeding Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Powder on Body Weight of Konkan Kanyal Kids”. Asian Research Journal of Agriculture 17 (4):726-30. https://doi.org/10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4580.