Techniques in Animal Nutrition" deals with regular and routine techniques in Animal Nutrition and associated disciplines to meet the requirements of students of Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) programmes in nutrition, together with the professionals working in the nutrition laboratories in different research institutes as well as feed compounding industry. In this book, efforts have been made to cover a wide range of topics encompassing right from establishment of Animal Nutrition Laboratory, precautions to be taken in the laboratory, requirements for various materials for different types of laboratories, sampling, preservation, preparation of standard solutions and chemical analysis of biological materials (feed, blood, urine, milk, etc.) for different parameters, fractionation of fibre and measuring gross energy. The book also contains well-documented nutrition related glossary for ready reference. The language of the book is very simple and lucid.
Asitbaran Mandal,Principal Scientist and Head, Avian Nutrition and Feed Technology Division,ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnnagar-243122 (India)
V. K. Khatta,Retired Professor & Head, Animal Nutrition Division,Lala Lajpat Rai University of V eterinary and Animal Sciences, Hissar-125004 (India)
Avishek Biswas,Senior Scientist, Avian Nutrition and Feed Technology Division,ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnnagar-243122 (India)
Sajjan Sihag,Scientist, Animal Nutrition Division,Lala Lajpat Rai University of V eterinary and Animal Sciences, Hissar-125004 (India)
Ram Singh,Principal Scientist, Buffalo Nutrition Division,ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes , Hissar-125001 (India)