Six experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of a feed supplement on the performance of grazing Belgian Blue double-muscled (BBDM) heifers with an initial weight and age of 195 ± 43 kg and 190 ± 52 days. Treatments included were: Exp. 1: supplementation with beet pulp (BP): 2 kg/day per head v. ad libitum intake; Exp. 2: supplementation ad libitum with BP v. a mixture of BP and soyb...

This study was designed to evaluate efficacy of polyherbal hypocholesterolemic supplement AV/HLP/16 (test compound) on serum and egg yolk cholesterol levels and egg quality parameters in layers. One hundred and twenty healthy White Leghorn (BV 300 strain) of 54 weeks age were randomly divided into four treatments (T 0 , T 1 , T 2 , T 3 ); subdivided into three replicates with ten birds in each ...

Two experiments were conducted to investigate using alfalfa leaf meal (ALM; 22% CP, DM basis) in beef cattle diets. In Exp. 1, a total of 24 late-gestation Angus heifers (initial BW 470 +/- 9 kg) were blocked by BW, calving date, and BCS to 1 of 4 dietary treatments in a randomized complete block design. All heifers were offered a basal hay diet (7.4% CP and 67.6% NDF, DM basis). Treatments wer...

Spirulina (Athrospira sp.) is an edible microalga and a highly nutritious potential feed resource for many agriculturally important animal species. Research findings have associated Spirulina to improvements in animal growth, fertility, aesthetic and nutritional product quality. Spirulina intake has also been linked to an improvement in animal health and welfare. Its influence over animal devel...

this experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels of biohebal® feed supplement on performance, egg traits, blood biochemical and immunity parameters of laying hens. experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with 144 of hy- line (w36) laying hens from 23 to 34 weeks of age in 4 treatment and 3 replicate (with 12 bird in each replicate) and included: contr...

U. Bhardwaj, B. K. Tiwary, A. Prasad and S. Ganguly* Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi 834 006, India AICRP-PHT (Kolkata Centre), Department of Fish Processing Technology, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata 700 094, India *Corresponding Author, e-...

Introduction There is approximately 35 million acres of tall fescue in the USA, with most of this acreage being utilized in hay meadows and grazed pastures in a region between the temperate northeast and subtropical southeast and commonly referred to as the Fescue Belt. Popularity of the grass is due to its productivity, persistence, and low cost of management. Unfortunately, a fungal endophyte...

Mineral supplementation programs are a point of confusion for many ranchers. Sales representatives, university researchers, and cattle buyers bark at ranchers about how important it is to keep their cattle on a mineral program. Ranchers, however, are often at a loss as to how to assess mineral deficiencies, which mineral packages they need to purchase, whether they should have a custom mineral ...

this experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of the addition of a multi enzyme (natuzyme-p) to corn-soybean based diets and to determine the enzyme's nutrient equivalency on broiler chicks’ performance. ninety six day-old male broiler chicks were randomly assigned to a number of 24 battery cages in a completely randomized design. the chicks were grown up to 6 wk of age. six diets (...