Why scientific feeding should be practised?
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WHY SCIENTIFIC FEEDING SHOULD BE PRACTISED?
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To explore the genetic potential of the Cow, buffalo, Sheep or Goats by feeding a balanced ration to meet the daily nutrient requirements of the animal to perform in terms of weight gain, milk or wool production.
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India possess a huge livestock population
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There is a deficiency of 11 % in dry fodder, 28 % in concentrates and 35 % in green fodder
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So a judicious use of available feed resources is possible only through scientific feeding
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Scientific feeding involves :
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An understanding of the different nutrients required by livestock for different physiological functions such as maintenance, growth, reproduction, milk production, wool production etc
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An understanding of the physical and nutrient components of different feed and fodder resources, the nutrients contained in them and how efficiently they are utilized by the animals
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Formulating balanced rations by combination of different feed and fodder resources to supply the nutrients by livestock for different physiological functions.
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