Encapsulation protects the probiotics and increases their livability on exposure to unfavourable processing and storage temperatures and gastrointestinal pH. Hence, an in vitro study was undertaken in the Department of Veterinary Physiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal to evaluate the encapsulation efficiency of the probiotic bacteria L...

To find out the influence of feeding isocaloric low protein diets supplemented with limiting amino acids viz., DL-Methionine, L-Lysine and L-Threonine, a biological trial was conducted on 324 day old commercial broiler chicken during 1 to 42 days of their age (in cage system).

A study was carried out at Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu between March 2013 and September 2015 to find out the effect of intensive and semi-intensive systems of management on production and reproductive performances of Tellicherry and Salem Black goats. Forty Tellicherry and forty Salem Blac...

A biological trial was carried out to study sodium butyrate (SB) as a substitute for antibiotic in broiler chicken ration. The trial consisted of six experimental groups with twelve replicates, each containing six chicks. The experimental groups were two levels of coated (0.09 % and 0.18 %) and uncoated SB (0.03 % and 0.06 %) without antibiotic and control diet...