MD. KHURSHID ALAM, MD. KABIRUL ISLAM KHAN, *, JANNATARA KHATUN AND EMRAN HOSSAIN
Department of Animal Science and Nutrition
Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,
Khulshi, Chattogram – 4225, Bangladesh
*(e-mail : kkhan@cvasu.ac.bd)
(Received : 18 December 2022; Accepted : 30 December 2022)
SUMMARY
The research was conducted to know the quality characteristics and biomass yield of fodder influenced by the sheep and poultry manure during the winter season of 2020 in the hill condition of Bangladesh. Among the experimental plots, a total of 16 maize, 16 cowpea and 4 maize+cowpea fodders were cultivated by applying the treatments (control (T0) = Fertilizer, N:P:K 1.6:0.90:0.30 (kg/decimal); T1 = Fertilizer + Sheep manure (80 kg/decimal); T2= Fertilizer + Poultry manure (80 kg/decimal) and T3 = Fertilizer + Combination of sheep and poultry manure (50:50) (80 kg/decimal)). The experimental data were collected from 4 uniform plots (4 decimals) from each experimental area. The results obtained that better values of morphometric parameters and fodder biomass yield were found in poultry manure (T2) were lower in the control group (T0) for both maize and cowpea and intermediate biomass yield was
observed in sheep manure (T1) application. On the contrary, the highest CP, EE and lowest CF content in the cow dung application plot. So, we can be concluded that higher productivity with enhanced quality of green fodder with poultry manure rather than cow dung.
Key words: Green fodder, manure, cultivation, parameters