Impact of selected feed additives on economics of mulberry silkworm hybrid pm × csr2 at farmers field level
International Journal of Development Research
Impact of selected feed additives on economics of mulberry silkworm hybrid pm × csr2 at farmers field level
Received 25th April, 2017; Received in revised form 14th May, 2017; Accepted 06th June, 2017; Published online 22nd July, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Sudhakara and Neelu Nangia. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A field study was undertaken at Kolar district of Srinivasapura taluk, to know the impact of standardized feed additives on reeling traits of silkworm hybrid, Bombyx mori L. PM × CSR2. Silkworm hybrid were fed on mulberry shoots fortified with feed additives flour combination of horse gram + grain amaranthus (50:50) recorded significantly maximum cocoon yield, absolute values, absolute increase over control, highest market price of cocoon, total value realized, cost of treatment and maximum net profit with maximum returns per rupee spent, followed by CFTRI mixture as compared to unsupplemented control. However, labour cost was constant in all treatments including unsupplemented control (Rs.1400/-).
