PROBIOTICS – AN ESSENTIAL FEED ADDITIVE FOR ANTIBIOTIC FREE CHICKEN PRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
In food animals, antibiotics are used mainly for two purposes: treatment and growth promotion. For enhancing growth and productivity, antibiotics have been used by...
Will the roller coaster ride continue in soy meal prices?
Soy beans and meal prices were relatively calm during the first quarter of last 2 seasons. However, the season 2017-18 was full of events,...
Strategies to improve feed efficiency
This is a continuation of Feed Conference coverage and is covering next two presentations delivered by eminent speakers – Dr. Pradeep Krishnan of Evonik...
Heat stress in dairy animals and the measures to reduce its effect on milk...
Introduction
Environmental heat stress is obviously the problem faced by the animals located in hotter (tropical) regions of the world. Heat stress not only reduces...
PRECISION NUTRITION FOR DAIRY COWS – NUTRIENTS ARE ALL THAT MATTERS
INTRODUCTION
Precision dairy nutrition has been defined as the use of information technology to optimize economic, social and environmental farm performance. Sustainability of food production...
Commercial fodder processing – A game changer for the Indian dairy sector
There have been discussions over fodder crises since 1985-86 which used to occur every year due to drought, flood, snowfall, etc. and fodder shortage...
