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ArticleItem Open Access AMINOACID CONTENT OF FENUGREEK SEED FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY(Global Impact Factor, 2018-06) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASIndia, the spice bowl of the world with more than 50 varieties of spices being produced. The total production of spices in India is estimated at 5.8 million tonnes and it accounts for over 45 percent of the world spice trade by volume and value. Fenugreek, an important spice was produced to the tune of 1.279 lakh tonnes in the year 2010-11. Rajasthan accounts for 74% of the fenugreek seed produced in India (Anonymous, 2010a).OtherItem Open Access Chemical Evaluation of Different Types of Soyabean Meal Used in Livestock and Poultry Industry(TANUVAS, 2013-08) Yasothai, R.; Purushothaman, M.R.; Pasupathi, Karu; Sureshkumar, P.ArticleItem Open Access Comparision of Diagnostic Tests for the Detection of Sub-Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Farms of Erode District(2017-04) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASMastitis is the most costly disease of dairy cattle due to economic losses from reduced milk production, treatment costs, increased labour, milk withheld following treatment, death, and premature culling (Miller et al., 1993). Early detection of mastitic cows is important for most dairy farmers to reduce production losses and to enhance prospects of recovery. Diagnosis of clinical mastitis is based on the local and systemic reactions and changes in milk (e.g. off color, watery, bloody appearance and presence of flakes, clots and pus). The diagnosis of subclinical mastitis is more problematic since the milk appears normal but usually has an elevated somatic cell count. Early diagnosis of mastitis is vital because changes in the udder tissue take place much earlier than they become apparent. Various methods, based on physical and chemical changes of milk and cultural isolation of organisms, are used for diagnosis of subclinical mastitis (Emanuelson et al., 1987).ArticleItem Open Access Development and Principles of Nutrigenomics(2016-10) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASGenomics is the study of the functions and interactions of all the genes in the genome, including their interactions with environmental factorsArticleItem Open Access Effect of Premilking and Postmilking Teat Dipping in Control of Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cattle(2017-04) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASMastitis, in either of its two forms; clinical (CM) and subclinical (SCM), represents a prominent hazard to dairy producers (Oliver et al., 2003). This hazard may exceed the limit of economical losses due to dropped milk production and culling out of lactating dairy cows (Waage et al., 2001), as it may represent a food safety issue due to contamination of milk with different mastitis pathogens that may represent an imminent human pathogenic burden. Thus, proper control of mastitis in dairy herd is considered an indispensable process to ensure both animal health and food (milk) safety. For this, numerous control programs have been developed over the last few decades (Fetrow et al., 1991), and despite the massive development in mastitis control techniques, mastitis still constitutes the main problem of dairy production (Bhutto et al., 2012). Among these controlling regimes, teat dipping has acquired great importance as an essential mastitis preventive tool (Hassan et al., 2009). Teat dipping has been demonstrated to be highly effective at preventing new intramammary infections with different mastitis pathogens (Hogan et al., 1987). While premilking teat dipping is necessary to reduce the microbial population and minimize new intra mammary infections, postmilking teat dipping has been used mainly in highly infected herds (Contreras et al., 2003), and it has been revealed also as a very effective tool to prevent mastitis incidence. However, recent researches have revealed that not all types of mastitis causing pathogens are responding the same to teat dipping (Osteras et al., 2008).ArticleItem Open Access An Epidemiological Study On Foot And Mouth Disease Outbreak In Cattle Of Erode District Of Tamilnadu(TANUVAS, Chennai, 2013-05) Shamsudeen, P.; Yasothai, R.; Murthy, T.R. Gopalakrishna; TANUVASFoot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is one of the most important viral diseases of livestock especially cattle causing heavy economic losses to farmers. FMD outbreak in cattle during the period from 2002 to 2008 in Erode District of Tamil Nadu is reported. The incidence of FMD in cattle and buffaloes, season, morbidity and mortality were investigated. The results revealed that the disease generally occurred from August to February of the calendar year with very high prevalence from November to February.OtherItem Open Access Evaluation of Free Fatty Acid in Sesame Oil Cake (Sesamum Indicum)(TANUVAS, 2013-08) Yasothai, R.; Mohan, B.; Purushothaman, M.R.ArticleItem Open Access FACTORS AFFECTING PELLET QUALITY(Global Impact Factor, 2018-08) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASThe pelleting process is widely used because of its physical and nutritional benefits. The physical benefits are improved easy handling, reduced ingredient segregation, less feed wastage in the form of dust, etc., and increased bulk density. The nutritional benefits of the pellet feed improve animal performance and efficiency of feed utilization compared with mash feedArticleItem Open Access FATTY ACID CONTENT OF FENUGREEK SEED AND FENUGREEK RESIDUE FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY(Global Impact Factor, 2018-06) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASThe active therapeutic constituents of fenugreek seeds are 4-hydroxy isoleucine (Hajimehdipoor et al., 2008), lysine and L-tryptophan rich proteins, mucilaginous fibre (galactomannan) and other rare chemical constituents such as saponins, coumarin, fenugreekine, nicotinic acid, sapogenins, phytic acid, scopoletin and trigonelline, which are thought to account for many of its presumed therapeutic effects like inhibition of cholesterol absorption and lowering blood sugar level (Bukhari et al., 2008).ArticleItem Open Access Fatty Acid Profile of Fenugreek Seed and Galactomannan Depleted Fenugreek Residue(2015-04) Yasothai, R.; Purushothaman, M.R.; Mani, K.; Pasupathi, Karu; TANUVASA study was carried out to evaluate the fatty acid profile of fenugreek seed and galactomannan depleted fenugreek residue. Six samples in each of fenugreek seed and galactomannan depleted fenugreek residue were collected and analysed for fatty acid composition. The fatty acids content of galactomannan depleted fenugreek residue Was comparable With fenugreek seed. It was concluded that the galactomannan depleted fenugreek residue can be used in livestock and poultry ration.ArticleItem Open Access Feeding Value of Sterilized Meat and Bone Meal in Egger-Type Layer Rations(2013-01) Kavitha, R.; Jaisree, S.; Mohan, B.; Yasothai, R.; Ravi, R.; TANUVASA study was conducted in two hundred white leghorn birds divided randomly into five treatment groups of 40 birds per treatment.ArticleItem Open Access Field Level Demonstration of Screening Subclinical Mastitis and its Effectiveness on Clean Milk Production In Erode District Of Tamilnadu(2017-04) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASMastitis is a multi-etiological and complex disease, which is defined as inflammation of parenchyma of mammary glands. It is characterized by physical, chemical and, usually, bacteriological changes in milk, and pathological changes in glandular tissues (Radostis et al., 2000). The occurrence of disease is an outcome of interplay between three major factors: infectious agents, host resistance, and environmental factors (Gera and Guha, 2011). Mastitis is a global problem as it adversely affects animal health, quality of milk and the economics of milk production, affecting every country, including developed ones and causes huge financial losses (Sharma et al., 2007).ArticleItem Open Access Importance of Gut Microflora In Poultry(2017-02) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASThe development and composition of the gut microflora in poultry involves several complex mechanisms and are both dependant on many factors, ranging from the age of the birds to dietary ingredients as well as the environment in which the birds are reared. The physiological contribution of gut microflora in poultry nutrition include improvement in digestion through secretion of microbial enzymes, vitamin synthesis, detoxification of some anti-nutritional factors, competitive exclusion of pathogens, development of immune system and intestinal homeostasis. Recently it has been established that gut microflora also play role in the expression of gut gene.ArticleItem Open Access Importance of Nutrients in DNA Repairing Process(2016-10) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASDeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. A main role of DNA molecules is the storage of information. Chemically, DNA is a long polymer of simple units called nucleotides with a backbone made of sugars and phosphate groups joined by ester bonds. Attached to each sugar is one of four types of molecules called bases. It is the sequence of these four bases along the backbone of DNA that encodes information. Three nucleotides (nucleic acids) in DNA encode for three nucleotides in ribonucleic acid (RNA), which encode one protein molecule when the DNA is read (translated) from RNA to protein in the ribosome.ArticleItem Open Access Micronutrients in Nutrigenomics(2016-10) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASGenetic variation, dietary sodium and the response of blood pressure: Essential hypertension is a common disease, Association between the parental blood presume, genetic, nutritional and other environmental factors, (obesity, sodium chloride, alcohol, low potassium, low calcium, low omega –3 fatty acid intake, stress, physical activity etc) interact in the development of hypertension. Variations in the blood pressure are due to combined effects of many genes. As result different individuals, even within the same family may be hypertensive due to combined effects of many genes. Patients with low plasma rennin respond to salt restriction. Genetic differences most likely are responsible for salt sensitivity. Only half of the patients with essential hypertension is salt sensitive, therefore a general recommendation to reduce salt intake is not appropriate.ArticleItem Open Access NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF HEAT STRESS IN POULTRY(Global Impact Factor, 2018-08) Yasothai, R.; TANUVASPoultry is subject to multiple environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, light, altitude, wind velocity, solar energy, quality of air and water and density of population. None of these factors are completely constant and are all interrelated. These factors counteract/reinforce the impact each one has on the bird. Acclimatization tends to allow poultry to withstand sudden short-term excursions from normal (NRC, 1981). Temperature is one of the important factor, affecting poultry production. Most parts of India are tropical, and the temperature in some parts of the year exceeds 35ºC. Heat stress is a problem in broilers from 4 weeks of age onwards and in layers and breeders during production. Environmental interventions available for reducing the temperature are not economically feasible for many broiler producers to modify the environment. Hence, means of reducing the heat load on broilers through nutritional strategies would be valuable.OtherItem Open Access Outbreak of Anthrax in Elephants (Elephas Maximus) — A Report(TANUVAS, Chennai, 2010-02) Yasothai, R.; Murthy, T.R. Gopala Krishna; Shamsudeen, P.; TANUVASThe present study deals with an outbreak of Anthrax among elephants in Erode District of Tamilnadu. During 2006-2009, five elephants died (four female and one male) at Thalavadi and Thottakombai forest area of Erode District of Tamil Nadu.OtherItem Open Access Prevalence of Oxalate in Sesame Oil Cake (Sesamum Indicum L.) - A Report(TANUVAS, 2013-08) Yasothai, R.; Mohan, B.; Purushothaman, M.R.