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Department
of Agricultural Research
Animal
Nutrition Programme
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Objective:-
To improve the nutrition of livestock for
sustainable production through the use of locally available feed resources.
Research highlights:
1. Characterization of livestock feed
resources and identification of nutrient deficiencies through laboratory
analysis and animal experiments.
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Browse
trees and shrubs are useful in livestock feeding as browse prove the only
feed of good quality when the amount and quality of grass decline during the
dry periods |
Forages
like sweet potato vines are of high nutritive value |
2.
Develop supplementary feeding for improved livestock reproduction and growth
Local feed resources are used to improve time to
reach slaughter weight in intensive and extensive livestock management
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Feedlot |
Supplementation |
Sorghum stover is a valuable feed resource in cattle feedlot operations |
