CATTLE FATTENING BY GROWTH STIMULATING DRUGS

The aim of the study was to evaluate the growth stimulating drugs (GSD) on growth performance, haematology, feed conversion ratio (FCR), dressing % and meat quality of cattle. The GSD had significant effect on daily body weight gain of cattle. The daily average live weight gain by vitamin, Tonic powder, steroids, tonic drugs-parenteral, iodine+UMS and no drugs were 566, 775, 541, 525, 675 and 683 gm/day, respectively. Total erythrocyte count in all treated groups increased significantly. After treatment the Haemoglobin % increases significantly. FCR was lowest (4.90) in tonic powder-oral and highest (7.23) in tonic drugs-parenteral. Significantly the highest dressing (55.57) % was observed in control group and the lowest (45.97%) in group of tonic drugs- parenteral. The dry matter, crude protein, ether extraction and ash values were found to be significantly increased in iodine (parenteral)+tonic powder (oral) group. It is concluded that to increase meat production in a very cheapest way to may be the use of tonic powder-oral (Growth tonic powder, Speed care) + Caldee plus bolus, Speed care) and Iodine-parenteral+UMS-oral (Inj. Lugol's iodine (2%) solution+UMS) administration.

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Md. Jalal Uddin Sarder (PhD) is working as an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He has 51 research papers and 5 professional books. O. I. Joarder (PhD) has 44 years teaching experience at Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. He has 200 publications on genetics.