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ArticleItem Open Access A Case of Cranioschisis with Meningocele in a Large White Yorkshire Piglet(Indian Veterinary Association, 2019-10) Rachel Jemimah, E; Meenakshi Sundaram, S; Shanmuga sundaram, A; Muthuramalingam, T; Venkataramanan, R; TANUVASCranioschisis with meningocele is a rare congenital deformity occurring in pigs. A newborn Large White Yorkshire male piglet was presented in a recumbent condition with fluctuating swelling in the forehead region. Upon examination the swelling was found to be herniation of meninges with cerebrospinal fluid which escaped through the cranioschisis in the frontal bone of the skull.ArticleItem Open Access Effect of Split up Suckling on the Growth Performance, Survivability and Economics of Large White Yorkshire Piglets(TANUVAS, 2019) Balakrishnan, R; Tensingh Gnanaraj, P; Radhakrishnan, L; Thennarasu, A; Rachel Jemimah, E; TANUVASThe study involved two groups such as treatment group (split up suckling) and control group (regular suckling) of 6 Large White Yorkshire sows with their litters, providing a total of 108 piglets. The piglets born to these pigs were categorised in to three units such as Category A- low birth weight (800 g - 1199 g), Category B - medium birth weight (1200 g - 1499g) and Category C -high birth weight (> 1500 g ) units based on the body weight. In the treatment group, piglets in Category A were allowed to suckle first and were followed by Category B and then piglets from Category C. The piglets born under the control group were freely allowed to suckle in a regular manner, without any intervention. This protocol was adopted 3 times every day till weaning. No significant difference was noticed in weight at 180 days, feed intake and feed efficiency between the groups. Statistical analysis revealed that the piglets under split-up suckling group had significantly (P≤0.01) higher body weight gain and weaning weight than those piglets under regular suckling management. It was evident from the study that the system of split up suckling had better economic and health prospects than regular suckling systems.ArticleItem Open Access Growth performance of tellicherry crossbred female kids supplemented with varying levels of hydroponic maize fodder(2020-05) Rachel Jemimah, E; Tensingh Gnanaraj, P; Siva Kumar, T; Gopinathan, A; Meenakshi Sundaram, S; TANUVASA study was conducted to assess the growth performance of Tellicherry crossbred female kids fed with varying levels of hydroponic maize fodder. 24 Tellicherry crossbred femalekids aged around 4 months were randomly selected and allotted into three treatment groups namely, control (100% concentrate mixture), treatment 1 (75% concentrate & 25 % hydroponic maize fodder) and treatment 2 (50% concentrate & 50% hydroponic maize fodder) consisting of eight animals each. The study was conducted for a period of8 months.Phase feeding was followed as per NRC. During the study, initial body weight, final body weight, overall weight gain, average daily gain, body condition score, dry matter fed and intake per day and feed conversion efficiency were recorded to assess the growth performance. Economics were calculated for the entire study period.Hydroponic maize fodder supplemented groups had significantly (P<0.05) higher final body weight and total weight gain than the control group. Though the hydroponic fodder supplemented groups had significantly (P<0.01) higher total cost of feeding/animal from 4 months to 1 year of age (Rs.), numerically they had the lowest cost of production/kg live weight gain (Rs.) than the control group. No statistical differencewas noticed between the groups in terms of initial body weight, average daily gain, body condition score, dry matter fed and intake per day, feed conversion efficiency and cost of feeding per animal per day (Rs.). To conclude, the weight gain in the Tellicherry female kids can be enhanced by supplementing hydroponic maize fodder at 25% and 50% level with the added advantage of the reduced cost of production/kg live weight gain.BookItem Open Access Hydroponic Green Fodder Production - TANUVAS Experience(2015) Rachel Jemimah, E; Tensingh Gnanaraj, P; Muthuramalingam, T; etc.,; TANUVASArticleItem Unknown Nutrient Changes with Sprouting Grain in Hydroponics(2020-03) Rachel Jemimah, E; Muthuramalingam, T; MeenakshiSundaram, S; TANUVASGrowing of plants without soil but in water or nutrient solution in a greenhouse (hi-tech or low cost devices) for a short duration (approx. 7-8 days) is hydroponics fodder production (Ramchandra et al., 2019). Hydroponic fodder is a palatable and germinated grain embedded in the root system, consumed along with the shoots of the plants without any nutrition wasting (Pandey and Pathak, 1991). In agriculture hydroponics is an advanced technology. Hydroponic production is used to guarantee a constant production of high quantity of green forage throughout the year for livestock feed with suitable prices. Hydroponics avoids problems shown in conventional methods of fodder production. This is realized through use of mall piece of land with vertical growing process that permits production of a large volume of hydroponic fodder on a fraction of area needed by conventional fodder production and thus increases stocking capacity of livestock (Girma andGebremariam, 2018).The green fodder from hydroponics is highly palatable, easily digestive and of better quality as compared to traditional fodder production (Ramchandra et al., 2019). This article deals with nutrient changes that occur during sprouting of grains in hydroponic cultivation.ArticleItem Unknown Productivity and nutritional composition of maize fodder grown by hydroponic and conventional methods(2020-03) Rachel Jemimah, E; Tensingh Gnanaraj, P; Siva Kumar, T; Gopinathan, A; Meenakshi Sundaram, S; TANUVASProductivity, biomass yield and nutritional composition of maize fodder grown for the same period of duration and under same area of production both by hydroponic and conventional methods were compared in this study. Hydroponic maize fodder was produced using 3 ft wide, 4 ft long low cost hydroponic green fodder machine fabricated at TANUVAS. Maize was processed or two days and grown inside the hydroponic machine for 8 days. After 8 days of growth period in the machine the fodder was harvested on the 9th day. Four plots of 4 ft X 3 ft size were divided into two groups namely, group 1 (normal sowing rate - 40 kg / ha i.e. 5 g /plot.) and group 2 (hydroponic production method rate - 6 kg/ plot) each having two plots. All the plots were harvested at day 10 after sowing. Parameters such as total fodder yield, seed to fodder production ratio, root biomass, shoot biomass and proximate composition were studied. Hydroponic maize fodder had significantly higher (P< 0.01) total fodder yield, seed to fodder production ratio and root biomass compared to land grown maize fodder. Hydroponic maize fodder (P< 0.01) had significantly lower moisture, EE and TA; and significantly higher DM, CF, NFE and TDN compared to land grown maize fodders. CP content of hydroponic maize fodder was similar to that of land grown maize fodder (6 kg/plot) but significantly (P< 0.01) lower to land grown maize fodder (5 g/plot). To conclude, with the same growth period and area of production; hydroponic method of fodder production yields higher fodder with better nutritional quality than conventional method.ArticleItem Unknown Productivity and water use efficiency and nutritional composition of yellow maize fodder under hydroponic condition(2020-03) Rachel Jemimah, E; Tensingh Gnanaraj, P; Meenakshi Sundaram, S; TANUVASThe objective of the study was to assess the productivity, water use efficiency and nutritional composition of yellow maize fodder under hydroponic conditions. The low cost hydroponic device fabricated at TANUVAS has been utilised for the study. 6 replicates with a seed rate of 5.26 kg/m2 have been utilized for the study. Parameters such as total fresh and dry fodder yield, seed to fodder ratio, root and shoot biomass yield, total water use, water use efficiency and nutritional composition were studied. The fresh and dry fodder yield of yellow maize fodder under hydroponic condition was found to be 240.61±1.08 ton/ha and 39.89±0.44 ton/ha. Seed to fodder yield was 4.57±0.15 and root and shoot biomass yield were 66.67±0.52% and 33.33±0.52%. The total water use was 6.99±0.25 litres/tray and 1.53±0.14 litre /kg fresh matter for the 8 day growth period. The water use efficiency was 656.55±2.99 kg fresh matter/m3 and 108.86±1.22 kg dry matter/m3. It is concluded that about 1.5 litres of water are required for the production of 1 kg fresh yellow maize fodder under hydroponic conditions.