S. C. Gupta ¹, P. C. Sawhney ², N. D. Kehar ³, P. R. Sreenath ¹

Affiliations
1 Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, U. P., IN
2 Animal Nutrition Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P., IN
3 22/12, Punjabi Bagh, Ring Road, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

High-protein feeds are costly and in short supply. Their judicious use in the rations of live-stock is important. As such, a study of their effect of feeding in varying proportions on the metabolic behaviour of farm animals forms a subject of fundamental importance.

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S. C. Gupta ¹, P. C. Sawhney ², N. D. Kehar ³

Affiliations
1 Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi (U. P.), IN
2 Animal Nutrition Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U. P., IN
3 22/12, Punjabi Bagli, Ring Road, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

Reviewing the previous work, Kehar observed that adult Indian cattle, in general, could be maintained on 0.10 kg. digestible crude protein (DCP) per 200 kg. live weight (W) and this estimate happened to be 2/3 of the foreign accepted standards (0.15 kg. /200 kg. W)².

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S. C. Gupta ¹, P. C. Sawhney ², N. D. Kehar ³, B. Vasudevan ⁴, M. V. N. Rao ⁵

Affiliations
1 Indian Grassland & Fodder Research Institute, Jbansi. U. P, IN
2 Animal Nutrition Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U. P, IN
3 22/12, Punjabi Bagh, Ring Road, New Delhi, IN
4 Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P, IN
5 Division of Physiology and Pharmacology. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U. P, IN

Abstract

Extent of minimum net requirement of protein, which serves as a useful guide for proper protein nutrition of adult and non-producing animals, can be assessed from their endogenous urinary nitrogen (EUN) and metabolic faecal nitrogen (MFN) outputs.

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