Animal/Poltry Nutrition

Method of Hay Making 8.7.1 Selection and Harvesting if Crops for Hay Making Preparation of hay by sun curing depends on the type of crop available and the climatic conditions. This stemmed crops like maize and jowar are not suitable

Aims of Fodder Conservation – Advantages and Disadvantages With the availability of high fodder-yielding varieties of season bound and perennial fodder crops, there is glut of fodder during the peak periods of growth and scancity during other periods. The best

Principle Acid detergent fiber is determined as the residue remaining after adding an acidified solution. It is the NDF without the hemicelluloses. Cell soluble, hemicelluloses and soluble minerals dissolve. Cetyl trimethyl-ammonium bromide (CTAB) separates proteins from the remaining cellulose and

Metabolic antagonisms and incompatibilities can occur in mixed feed for poultry when certain nutrients or feed ingredients interact negatively, impairing nutrient absorption, utilization, or metabolic processes. Here are some examples of metabolic antagonisms and incompatibilities in mixed feed for poultry:

Principle Insoluble fiber in feed is determined as neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Neutral detergent solution recovers its main components cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin. Procedure • Weigh oven-dry glass crucible (Wt) • Add 0.5–1 g sample (Ws) in 600 ml Berzelius