Poultry, like all animals, require a balanced diet that meets their physiological needs for growth, reproduction, maintenance, and production (meat or eggs). The essential nutrients
May 8, 2025
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Poultry, like all animals, require a balanced diet that meets their physiological needs for growth, reproduction, maintenance, and production (meat or eggs). The essential nutrients
1. Feed Additives Feed additives are substances added to poultry feed to improve its quality, enhance performance, prevent diseases, and improve the efficiency of feed
Introduction Global warming refers to the long-term rise in the Earth’s average surface temperature due to human activities, primarily the emission of greenhouse gases. It
1. Introduction Nutritional and metabolic disorders in ruminants occur when the balance of nutrients, energy, or metabolic processes is disrupted due to poor feeding practices,
1. Introduction Feed additives are non-nutritive substances added to ruminant diets in small quantities to improve growth performance, feed efficiency, health, and productivity. These compounds
1. Introduction Total Mixed Ration (TMR) is a feeding method where all the feed ingredients—forages, concentrates, minerals, vitamins, and feed additives—are thoroughly mixed into a
1. Introduction Feeding systems in commercial dairy farms are structured approaches used to deliver balanced rations to dairy animals efficiently and consistently. The choice of
1. Introduction to Ruminant Nutrition Ruminants (cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats) possess a unique four-compartment stomach that allows them to utilize fibrous plant material through microbial
1. Introduction Forage conservation is the process of harvesting and preserving forage crops to ensure their availability and nutritional quality during periods when fresh forage
1. Introduction Low-quality roughages such as crop residues (e.g., wheat straw, rice straw, maize stover, and sugarcane tops) and mature grasses are widely available and
1. Introduction Forage is the cornerstone of feeding systems for ruminants in most parts of the world, particularly in regions like South Asia and Sub-Saharan
Introduction Bio-assaying is a biological testing technique used to quantify the potency or bioavailability of nutrients in feeds by observing their physiological effects on living
Introduction Digestibility trials are essential tools in animal nutrition for evaluating how efficiently animals utilize nutrients from feed. The digestibility coefficient reflects the proportion of
Introduction The in situ (in sacco) technique is widely used in ruminant nutrition research to determine the degradability of fiber and protein in feedstuffs. This
