Author(s):

Aaliya Fayaz, Sanober Rasool, Niha Ayman, Sadiya Sajad, RA Patoo and Sheikh GG

Abstract: Present study was conducted at MRCSG Shuhama to study the effect of concentrate and probiotics supplementation on the performance of does during periparturient period. Twenty four pregnant healthy Boar x local cross does in the last month of gestation (day 120) were selected randomly and allotted to 4 treatment groups (T1, T2, T3 and T4) of 6 animals each. The does were maintained under stall feeding conditions and offered a daily ration consisting of oats hay @ 1.2 kg/head/day and commercial pelleted feed @ 577.5 g/head/day during periparturient period (one month pre-partum to one month post-partum). Does in treatment groups T1 were offered normal daily ration without supplementation. In T2 group were offered normal ration with concentrate @ 150 gram /head/day, T3 group were offered normal ratio with concentrate @ 150 gram/head/day and probiotic @ 2.5 gram/head/day and in T4 groups were offered normal ratio with concentrate 150g + probiotic @ 4 gram/head/day. Probiotic = Saccharomyces cerevisiae x10¹⁰ CFU. Colostrum fat, protein SNF and TS percent was significantly (p<0.05) higher in T2, T3 and T4 as compared to T1 (control) groups on 1st and 3^rd day. More ever there was non-significant change in the milk fat, protein SNF and TS percent composition on 5^th, 12^th, 19^th and 26^th days of lactation. On the 1st day of lactation colostrum fat percent was highest in T4 group as 8.83±0.13 while as colostrum protein, SNF and TS was highest in T3 group as 9.43±0.65, 20.11±0.62 and 24.33±0.81%, respectively and lowest in T1 (control) group as 7.56±0.17, 7.01±0.65, 17.15±0.45 and 21.28±0.70 %, respectively.

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