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A wide range of methods and techniques are used in animal nutrition research and these methods should be well tested ones with adequate precision and reproducibility. There are also a number of methods for each measurement reported in literature and it poses some difficulty in selecting a suitable method particularly for those who have newly entered the research field. compilation of appropriate methods for a wide range of measurements employed in biological ...
Small ruminant production is practiced world over while the existing system of extensive range management and developed system of grazing with supplementation and intensive feeding has relevance in Indian context. Moreover under extensive range management the small ruminants are practically reared on organic production system hence their produce can fetch premium price in high-end domestic and international markets. The need of the day is to increase carcass ...
Sheep and goat rearing is a traditional occupation of small, marginal farmers and landless laborers in semiarid, arid, hilly and mountain regions of the country, inhospitable to conventional crop cultivation. Small ruminants produce food and fiber at relatively low cost from feed materials from land that often cannot be used for conventional crop production,. Higher production efficiency of the two species is not only due to their ability to sustain on sparse ...