A feeding trial was conducted to assess the influence of sodium butyrate as an antibiotic-substitute in broiler chicken. The trial consisted of six experimental groups with 12 replicates, each containing 6 chicks with a total of 432 birds. The experimental groups consisted of a control group fed the diet without antibiotic (CON), another group fed the diet with ...
An attempt was made to investigate the broiler performance raised on used litter subjected to windrow composting and disinfectant spray by using Gluteraldehyde – (Kohrsolin-Th) at 50% concentration. The windrow size of 4 feet length, 2.5 feet width and 1 feet 3 inches height was found to be suitable in this experiment. The average pile temperature reached 46.93 ± ...
An experiment was conducted to find out the effect of chitin and L. acidophilus in the diet on performance of layers. One hundred and forty-four commercial layers were weighed, wing banded and randomly allotted to nine treatment groups with two replicates having eight layers for each replicate. These experiments were carried out on 3 x 3 factorial arrangements w...
The effectiveness of progesterone sponges to treat the anestrus animals and to synchronisation was reported in several previous study using different breeds of cattle and buffalo. The present study was carried out to assess estrus induction potential and conception rate in indigenous Kangayam cows inserted with progesterone impregnated intravaginal sponge. Abou...
A survey was conducted in three blocks of Namakkal district by selecting 50 dairy co-operative society farmers per block, totaling 150 farmers. The data on the concentrate feed, green and dry fodder resources, feeding management practices were collected from the selected farmers by personal contact, using pre-tested schedule. The overall average number of cows a...
New Zealand white rabbits were experimentally immunized with crude and partially purified midgut antigen of Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides.The crude and partially purified midgut antigen of Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides characterized by SDS- Page revealed 11 protein bands with Coomassie blue staining ranging from 20.1 to 80.4 kDa and 3 protein bands at 35.9,43....
A study was conducted to assess the impact of Mega Sheep Seed Project (MSSP) funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Mecheri sheep to quantify the improvement in reproductive traits and survivability. The study involved three types of flocks viz., nucleus flock at farm, beneficiary flocks and non- beneficiary flocks in Salem and Karur di...
A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of weaning age and level of concentrate supplementation on carcass characteristics of Mecheri lambs at Mecheri Sheep Research Station, Pottaneri, Tamil Nadu. A total of 72 Mecheri lambs were selected and divided into three treatment i.e., weaned at 90 days (T1), 75 days (T2) and 60 days (T3) with 24 lambs in each treat...
Climate change refers to any change in climate over time. Developing countries are more vulnerable to climate change than developed countries because their economies are dependent on climate sensitive sectors like agriculture and livestock. In India, livestock sector is considered as one of the important livelihood option for rural population. Within livestock ...
The growth and reproductive performance of Large White Yorkshire pigs were studied based on last five years data available at Swine unit, Department of Livestock Production and Management, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal.
There is no commonly accepted or internationally agreed definition of green technology. The term can be broadly defined as technology that has the potential to significantly improve environmental performance relative to other technology. It is related to the term “environmentally sound technology”, which was adopted under the United Nations Conference on Environm...