The experiment was conducted on Effect of varying levels of concentrate feed formulations and cost structure in Osmanabadi weaned kids. An experiment with Complete Randomized Design (CRD) for analysing the varying feed formulations and cost structure of commercial and homemade concentrate mixture under different concentrate feeds was conducted in Parbhani over a period of 90 days while taking concentrate feed as main factor. Eighteen Osmanabadi weaned kids selected with average body weight and their ages in three treatments as T1- Basal diet + Sugras as a concentrate mixture I (control), T2 - Basal diet + Concentrate mixture II (GNC 20% + jowar 22% + Wheat bran 5% + Tur 10% + Gram 10% + Mineral mixture 2% + Salt 1%), T3 - Basal diet + Concentrate mixture III (Soya Doc 20% + jowar 20% + Wheat bran 5% + Tur 10% + Gram 12% + Mineral mixture 2% + Salt 1%). In present investigation total six kids in each treatment T1, T2, and T3, respectively. In this experiment different feed formulations and cost structure also studied with efficient concentrate feed mixture. From the experimental findings it was observed that concentrate feed varies its cost by different type of formulations, high quality ingredients required high cost as compared to homemade ingredients. Note:- (In basal diet include green fodder (Dashrath grass, Paragrass, Napier grass, Hatga Subhabul) and dry fodder (Kadbi, Soyabean straw) as per the age and body weight required).

Cost structure, Feed formulation, Osmanabadi kids, Sugras, concentrate

Throughout 90 days of the experimental period, the implementation of different feed formulation does not affect certain nutritional-related blood profile in goat such as total protein, Hb, RBC, WBC, also growth parameters showed no significant difference but cost of economics shows significant results. 1. From the view of utilization of easily available byproducts like wheat, jawar, bajra, soybean, feeding homemade concentrate mixture is always beneficial and can be recommended to the goat farmers. 2. From the economics point of view feeding homemade concentrate mixture is beneficial than commercial concentrate.

Sumit Gawali, D. V. Bainwad, Minal Tajne, R.A. Patil and Akanksha Chavan (2023). Effect of Varying Levels of Concentrate Feed Formulation on Cost Structure in Osmanabadi Weaned Kids. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(12): 53-56.