R. S. Dass ¹, S. P. Arora ²

Affiliations
1 Division of Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 (U. P.), IN
2 Division of Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Physiology, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal- 132 001, IN

Abstract

Economically it is important to raise calves on milk substitute because milk is a costly ingredient and moreover it needs to be saved for human consumption as protective food.

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S. P. Arora ¹, E. E. Hatfield ², U. S. Garrigus ², F. E. Romack ²

Affiliations
1 College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, M. P., IN
2 Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, US

Abstract

Practice of fertilizing the soil with high concentration of nitrogen may cause the accumulation of more nitrate in plants than normal under abnormal conditions. Such plants may prove toxic when fed to livestock. Iodine uptake by the thyroid glands has been reported in rat, human subject and the cow and its maximum uptake following injection as a function of time differs in different species.

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