S. R. Sampath ¹, M. N. Amrith Kumar ¹, K. Sundareshan ¹

Affiliations
1 Southern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore-560 030, IN

Abstract

In many parts of the country, cows are maintained on inadequate quantity of greens or even without greens for quite a long period. The effect of such a feeding on the vitamin A content of milk as well as on the mineral balances have been reported'. In the present paper the results of the constituents of blood of cows fed green and non-green ration are discussed at various stages of lactation.

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B. V. Bhaskar ¹, Ulhas H. Prabhu ¹, S. R. Sampath ¹

Affiliations
1 Southern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore - 560 030, IN

Abstract

Meat meal is a by-product of meat industry and obtained from the meat leftovers by adopting latest technology to free the same from pathogens.

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N. N. Balasubramanya ¹, S. R. Sampath ¹

Affiliations
1 Southern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Adugodi Post, Bangalore - 560 030, IN

Abstract

The rapid growth of population in India and fast dwindling resources of land and water have made it obligatory to depend more on sea and microbial conversion of agriculture and industrial wastes to biomass for meeting future protein requirements. Spirulina is an algae, rich in organic nitrogenous constituents.

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Markandeya Jois ¹, S. R. Sampath ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Animal Nutrition, Veterinary College, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore - 560 024, IN
2 Production Division, Southern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Adugodi, Bangalore - 560 030., IN

Abstract

A variety of agro-industrial by-products have been studied by many workers for their utility as a source of protein and energy in the ration of livestock. Spent ginger, the residue after extraction of volatile oils and oleoresins from dry ginger, is by-product of essential oil industry. More than five tons may be produced per week at a single industrial site and needs to be disposed off.

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M. N. Amrith Kumar ¹, B. V. Bhaskar ¹, R. Nagarcenkar ¹, S. R. Sampath ¹

Affiliations
1 Southern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore, IN

Abstract

Certain areas in our country seem to have soil deficient in trace minerals. As a result, the animals fed on the vegetation grown on such soils will naturally reflect the mineral deficiencies. Of particular interest is Cu and Co. Inadequacy of Cu will result in delayed oestrus while that of Co deficiency will lead to depressed appetite in cattle. Studies carried out have indicated that by supplementing the ration of livestock with Cu and Co to be beneficial.

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G. V. Kumar ¹, S. R. Sampath ¹

Affiliations
1 Southern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore, IN

Abstract

There has been much development in the knowledge of nutrition of both man and livestock. Concurrently, research work has been carried out to know the deleterious effects resulting from the consumption of food articles contaminated with fungi and bacteria. The consumption of food-stuffs contaminated with these, with the consequent production of metabolites which are toxic, has resulted in grave consequences to both man and livestock. Of special significance is the aflatoxin produced by the fungi on feed-stuffs.

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