author(s)
Dhawal Kant Yadav, Panch Kishor Bharti, Amit Kumar Singh, Manmohan Singh Rajput, Gyanendra Kumar Gaur and Putan Singh

abstract
In order to reduce the cost of feeding in crossbred dairy cattle experiment was conducted with a total of 24 crossbred animals (8-12 months of age). Animals were randomly allocated to four different groups(6 animals per group) viz. Group-1 (Gr-1): 100% treated leftover feed; Group-2(Gr-2): 75% treated feed; Group-3 (Gr-3): 50% treated feed and Group-4(Gr-4) or Control: 100% green fodder. The leftover feed F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4, F-5 and F-6 were treated with combination of 1% urea+5% molasses+0.5% salt, 1% urea+5% molasses+1% salt, 1% urea+10% molasses+0.5% salt, 1% urea+10% molasses+1% salt, 5% molasses+0.5% salt and 10% molasses+0.5% salt, respectively. The average feeding cost per animal at farm was 80Rs. under normal circumstances whereas feeding cost in 1^st group was 36Rs, 37Rs, 70Rs, 70Rs, 35Rs, 69Rs respectively in F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6 groups. Which gave a reduction of 44Rs, 43Rs, 10Rs, 10Rs, 45Rs, 11 Rs. respectively. For 2^nd group it was 50Rs, 51Rs, 70Rs, 71Rs, 50Rs, 70Rs respectively for F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6 treatment groups which gave a reduction of 30Rs, 29Rs, 10Rs, 9Rs, 30Rs, 10Rs respectively and for 3^rd group it was 60Rs, 61Rs, 75Rs, 75Rs, 60Rs, 75Rs for F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and F6 treatment groups respectively which gave a reduction of 20Rs, 19Rs, 5Rs, 5Rs, 20Rs and 5Rs respectively. These data clearly shows that there was significant reduction in feeding cost of animals.