author(s)
Sanjeev Kumar, Manoj Kumar Bansala, DS Sahu, Kartik Tomar, Deepak Kumar and Rajkumar

abstract
This study determined the twelve growing buffalo calves, weighed about 141 kg, was selected from Livestock Research Center of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, for this experiment. Growing buffalo calves were placed on three dietary treatments i.e. recommended plane of nutrition, improved village practice (Leaonard C. Kearl, 1982) and grazing treatments. This experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary treatments on DCP consumption, ME consumption, cumulative DCP consumption, cumulative ME consumption, utilization efficiency of metabolic energy and digestible crude protein. Dietary treatments were (1) recommended plane of nutrition (Leonard C. Kearl, 1982) (2) improved village practice and (3) grazing. Feed ingredients used during experimentation periods were paddy straw, wheat straw, barseem (green fodder), maize grain, mustard oil cake and urea. Mineral mixture and common salt were provided to all except animals on grazing. These animals were placed on dietary treatments, in a group of 4 for 6^th fortnights. Intake of DCP 505.250 gm/day was significantly higher on improved village practice treatment during 6^th fortnight due to inclusion of barseem in the diet (Table1). Cumulative DCP consumption at end of the experiment was significantly higher on improved village practice (41842.500 gm) followed by recommended plane of nutrition (27532.500 gm). DCP utilization efficiency was better on grazing treatment during 6^th fortnight and it was due to restriction in the fodder available for grazing.