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ArticleItem Open Access Effect of jaggery on the quality and intake levels of maize silage(2010) Venkataramanan, Ragothaman; Sreekumar, Chirukandoth; Anilkumar, Rishipal; Selvaraj, P, et al.,; TANUVASSilage, which is anaerobically fermented green fodder, is valued throughout the world as a source of animal feed during lean months. Several farms in India use carbohydrate sources like jaggery or molasses at 2% for preparation of silage, and this increases cost of production. The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of jaggery on quality and intake of maize silage, with an objective to find out whether additional carbohydrate source is essential in preparation of silage using green maize. Three silage types, one without jaggery (A), the second with 1% jaggery (B), and the third with 2% jaggery (C) were prepared in cylindrical bins under similar conditions. They were compared for colour, pH, lactic acid bacteria count, lactic acid content, proximate composition and silage intake by sheep. Silage type C with 2% jaggery was significantly different from the other two types with values of 3.98 and 805.66 g for pH and mean silage intake, respectively. Even though the values of pH and dry matter intake for all three silage types were within normal levels, silage type C was significantly superior in terms of fermentation and palatability. The method of preparation followed could be ideal for small holder farmers requiring less quantity of silage.ProceedingsItem Open Access Growth and Hatch Performance of Geese in Hilly Terrain of Nilgris(2009-11) Anil Kumar, R; Iyue, M; Venkataramanan, R; TANUVASLiteratures on performance of geese under Indian conditions are very limited. The present work was under taken to study the growth and hatch performance of geese maintained at Sheep Breeding Research Station, Sandynallah. The Niligiris district.ArticleItem Open Access The Effect of Karanja (Pongamia glabra Vent) Cake on the Performance of White Leghorn Pullets(1989-03) Natanam, R; Kadirvel, R; Viswanathan, K; TANUVASA 22-week trial, using 90 White Leghorn pullets of 18 weeks of age was carried out to compare karanja cakes which had been processed in various ways and included in diets at the 10% level. The value of supplementing the diets with DL-methionine and choline chloride was also investigated. The average age at maturity of pullets fed on the control diet was 188 days, whereas it was 205 days for pullets fed on a diet containing expeller karanja cake. The body weight at maturity did not differ significantly between treatments. Egg production was significantly lower for groups receiving karanja cake diets (32.1-43.2%) than for the control diet (53.6%). The feed efficiency (3.64-4.58 kg feed kg -1 eggs) was poorer in karanja-cake groups than in the control group (2.89 kg). The eggs produced by the birds fed on karanja-cake diets were, in general, poorer in quality than eggs from the control group.ArticleItem Open Access Nutritive Value of Pungam (Pongamia glabra Vent) Cake for Sheep(1988-05) Chandrasekaran, D; Kadirvel, R; Viswanathan, K; TANUVASThe nutritive value of pungam cake (syn. Hindi: karanja), the oil-extracted residue of seeds of the pungam tree, for sheep was assessed by digestion trials. The cake contained (in percent dry matter) crude protein, 24.6; ether extract, 14.0; crude fibre, 6.0; tannin, 2.6. The fibre fractions of cake (in percent) were neutral detergent fibre (NDF), 37.7; acid detergent fibre (ADF), 11.3; lignin, 3.2; hemicellulose, 26.4; cellulose, 8.1. The ADF nitrogen was only 12.1% of total nitrogen. The apparent digestion coefficients for various nutrients were dry matter, 85.3; organic matter, 79.7; crude protein, 85.9; crude fibre, 30.8; ether extract, 75.6. The digestible crude protein (DCP) and total digestible nutrients (TDN) values were 20.8 and 93.1%, respectively. Dry matter and organic matter disappearances of 92.3 and 93.5%, respectively, were observed in the digestibility in vitro studies after 48 h incubation. Adult sheep receiving 94 g of pungam cake, 31 g of ground nut cake and basal roughage maintained a positive nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus balance. Pungam cake had to be introduced gradually into the sheep ration to minimise problems in acceptability.ProceedingsItem Open Access ProceedingsItem Open Access ProceedingsItem Open Access Intralesional Application of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells with Scaffold in Canine for Spinal Cord Injury(2009) Justin William, B; Ayyappan, S; Capt. Dhana Jaya Rao, G, et al.; TANUVASA three year old male non-descriptive companion dog was presented to the Small Animal Orthopedic Unit of Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital (MVC) with paraplegia of fourth degree neurological deficit of hind limbs due to automobile trauma.ProceedingsItem Open Access Effect of Feeding Maku Lotus, A Temperature Perennial Legume, on intake and Digestibility of Nutrients in Sandynoweaner Lambs(2016-02) Sakthivel, PC; Iyue, M; Prema, N, et al.; TANUVASA digestion trial was conducted for five days of asses intake and digestibility of nutrients in Samdynoweaner lambs by replacing concentrate mixture with make lotus on protein basis.ProceedingsItem Open Access Effect of nitrate and nitrate reducing bacteria on methane production in growing Murrah buffaloes(2013-06) Sakthivel, PC; Kamra, DN; Agarwal, N, et al.; TANUVASPresently, India possesses 57% of world’s buffalo and 16% of cattle population. Contribution of methane emission by Indian buffaloes is 42% (Chhabra et al., 2009). The addition of altemate electron acceptors to the rumen seems to be a logical mean of reducing methane emission, So the aim of the present study was to assess the effect of nitrate on methane production in growing Murrah buffaloes.