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ArticleItem Open Access Feeding of dairy cows for optimum milk composition(2020-06) Anuradha, P; Albert Arockia Raj, P; TANUVASIn India, current milk pricing to the dairy farmers is based on Fat and SNF content of milk. Hence, to maximize the profit in dairy farming, more emphasis is given to increasing fat and protein content of milk. There are many factors that can affect milk composition which includes genetics, stage of lactation, level of milk production, age of cow, environment, season, disease and nutrition. Fifty-five percent of the variation in milk composition is due to heredity, while 45 percent is due to environmental factors such as feeding management and climatic conditions. Hence, nutrition stands as the primary means of manipulating milk constituents. Milk contains 87.7 % water and the solid components include fat, protein, lactose, minerals and vitamins. Among these fat and protein are most subjected to changes due to dietary manipulation. The other solid constituents of milk such as lactose, minerals and vitamins generally do not respond to dietary manipulation. Optimizing the rumen function is the key to maintain milk yield and its composition. Hence, feeding programs with adequate protein and energy, rapidly fermentable carbohydrate, effective fiber, fat and supplementation of feed additives are keys to increase milk composition.ArticleItem Open Access Therapeutic evaluation of homeopathic treatment for canine oral papillomatosis(2020-01) Albert Arockia Raj, P; Pavulraj, Selvaraj; Asok Kumar, M; Sangeetha, S; Shanmugapriya, R; Sabithabanu, S; TANUVASAim: A study was conducted to evaluate the ameliorative potential of homeopathic drugs in combination (Sulfur 30C, Thuja 30C, Graphites 30C, and Psorinum 30C) in 16 dogs affected with oral papillomatosis which was not undergone any previous treatment. Materials and Methods: Dogs affected with oral papillomatosis, which have not undergone any initial treatment and fed with a regular diet. Dogs (total=16) were randomly divided into two groups, namely, homeopathic treatment group (n=8) and placebo control group (n=8). Random number table was used for allocation. Homeopathic combination of drugs and placebo drug (distilled water) was administered orally twice daily for 15 days. Clinical evaluation in both groups of dogs was performed by the same investigator throughout the period of study (12 months). Dogs were clinically scored for oral lesions on days 0, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, and 150 after initiation of treatment. Results: The homeopathic treatment group showed early recovery with a significant reduction in oral lesions reflected by clinical score (p<0.001) in comparison to placebo-treated group. Oral papillomatous lesions regressed in the homeopathic group between 7 and 15 days, whereas regression of papilloma in the placebo group occurred between 90 and 150 days. The homeopathic treated group was observed for 12 months post-treatment period and no recurrence of oral papilloma was observed. Conclusion: The current study proves that the combination of homeopathy drugs aids in fastening the regression of canine oral papilloma and proved to be safe and cost-effective.