From Green Fodder to Stored Safe Feed: A Guide to Silage Management
Introduction
India faces a green fodder deficit of about 32% and a dry fodder deficit of around 23%, as per ICAR report. However, whenever, there...
One Health: The critical link between Soil health, Animal Health and Food Safety
Introduction
The One Health approach recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and environmental health, emphasising the need for coordinated action across disciplines and sectors...
Raising the Bar for Gut Resilience Under Environmental Stress
Modern poultry production is increasingly challenged by environmental variability. Elevated temperatures, prolonged heat episodes, fluctuations in humidity and rainfall, and changes in feed and...
Importance of Fibre in Dairy Cow Feeding
The major reason modern dairy cows often fail to achieve their genetic potential is inadequate nutrition—and, more specifically, a lack of understanding of the...
Fodder Challenges in India: From Fodder Deficit to Nutrition Security
Why India's dairy future will depend not only on better animals, but on better nutrition
Introduction
India produced 247.87 million tonnes of milk in 2024–25, an...
Importance of Scientific Feeding of Dairy Cows
India has a large dairy cow population, but its per-animal milk production remains significantly below the global average. India's total cattle population stands at...
Feed Passage Syndrome: The Silent Enemy of Poultry Gut Health and Productivity
Introduction
Over the past few decades, the poultry industry has progressed from traditional rearing systems to highly efficient commercial production systems. This transformation has been...
Monsoon and the Layer Gut: Protecting Gut Integrity for Sustained Egg Production
Many layer farms experience a familiar pattern during monsoon: feed intake becomes inconsistent, droppings become wetter, egg production and persistency of lay may decline...
Ethno-Veterinary Medicine: India’s Path to Responsible Antibiotic Use
This article is based on a telephonic interaction with the author and has been edited by the Think Grain Think Feed editorial team for...
Nutrient variability in Alternate Raw Materials
Introduction
The search for alternative feed ingredients has become a priority in the animal feed industry to reduce dependence on conventional raw materials and improve...