Assessment of potential animal and poultry feed resources in Goa

A study on the assessment of potential animal and poultry feed resources in Goa was made based on the extrapolation of secondary data from livestock census 2007 and land utilization and crop production pattern of last three consecutive years (2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09). Goa had ruminant livestock unit (RLU) of 69295. Goa had potential green forage availability of 128493 tonnes on dry matter (DM) basis including 61213 tonnes from North Goa and 67280 tonnes from South Goa. Similarly, Goa had potential crop residues availability of 84375 tonnes on DM basis including 50395 tonnes from North Goa and 33980 tonnes from South Goa. Annual potential concentrates availability of Goa was 8672 tonnes, out of which 5388 tonnes was from North Goa and 3284 tonnes was from South Goa. Total concentrates consumed annually by pigs and poultry population had been estimated as 36870 tonnes. Potential total DM availability (kg/RLU/day) was 9.874 including 8.362 in North Goa and 9.251 in South Goa against requirement of 10.5 kg/RLU/day. Thus, there was potential deficit of 0.626 kg DM/RLU/day in Goa including deficit of 2.138 kg DM/RLU/day in North Goa and 1.249 kg DM/RLU/day in South Goa. Thus, it could be concluded that there was a potential deficit of concentrate and roughages to fulfill the nutritional requirement of the livestock and poultry population in Goa.