Vol. 7, Issue 8, Part A (2025)

This study evaluated growth performance of crossbred heifers on feeding of silage prepared from sorghum and bamboo leaves. Total twenty seven heifers were randomly assigned to three dietary treatments for 90 days: T₁ (100% sorghum silage), T₂ (50% sorghum + 50% bamboo leaves silage) and T₃ (100% bamboo leaves silage). Animal performance parameters including feed intake, dry matter intake and growth performance was recorded. Results indicated that T₂ showed significantly higher feed intake (19.63 kg/day), DMI (7.06 kg/day) and body weight gain (30.21 kg), compared to T₁ and T₃. T₂ also led to superior growth in body length, height and chest girth. These findings support the use of bamboo leaves in combination with sorghum to enhance silage nutritive value and heifer performance.