Practical knowledge can often lead to a deeper understanding of a concept through personal experience. Understanding the practical aspects of applied ruminant nutrition is very important for students to become familiar with the different aspects of animal nutrition. This practical manual on “Applied Ruminant NutritionI,” authored and compiled by “Vinod Kumar, Muneendra Kumar, Raju Kushwaha, Shalini Vaswani, and Avinash Kumar” has been designed to meet the needs of B.V.Sc. & A.H. and PG students, research scholars, teachers, and scientists working in the area of animal nutrition. The practical in this manualrepresents an attempt to summarise a considerable amount of information related to the evaluation of the quality of feeds and fodders by using biological methods. This manual provides a detailed insight into the demonstration of conducting digestion and metabolism trials in small and large ruminants, the calculation of the nutritive value/ digestibility of different feedstuffs by direct method, the calculation of the nutritive value/digestibility of different feedstuffs by indicator method, and the calculation of the nutritive value/digestibility of different feedstuffs by difference method. Each section of the manual provides a structured approach to learning by covering the topics in a uniform and systematic format.
Dr. Vinod Kumar Professor & Head Department of Animal Nutrition College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU) Mathura-281 001 (U.P.)
Dr. Muneendra Kumar Assistant Professor Department of Animal Nutrition College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU) Mathura-281 001 (U.P.)
Dr. Raju Kushwaha Assistant Professor Department of Animal Nutrition College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU) Mathura-281 001 (U.P.)
Dr. Shalini Vaswani Assistant Professor Department of Animal Nutrition College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU) Mathura-281 001 (U.P.)
Dr. Avinash Kumar Assistant Professor Department of Animal Nutrition College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU) Mathura-281 001 (U.P.)
1. Demonstration of Conducting Digestion and Metabolism Trial in Small Ruminants .................... 1
2. Demonstration of Conducting Digestion and Metabolism Trial in Large Ruminants ................ 7
3. Calculation of Nutritive Value/Digestibility of Different Feedstuffs by Direct Method ................. 11
4. Calculation of Nutritive Value/Digestibility of Different Feedstuffs by Indicator Method .............. 19
5. Calculation of Nutritive Value/Digestibility of Different Feedstuffs by Difference Method .............. 23
Annexures............................................................................ 29
