Use of sorghum in the ration of livestock

Gupta, P.C. and Singh, P. and Sharda, D.P. (1981) Use of sorghum in the ration of livestock. Livestock Adviser, 6 (7). pp. 5-8.

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Abstract

Malze has been considered a key ingredient in poultry rations because among the cereal grains it has the lowest crude fibre and the highest amount of available energy. Sorghum grains have also become important as a feed ingredient in poultry rations in recent veara due to its relarlvely less cost than maize. Several investigators have compared the feeding value of maize and sorghum grains. Possible causes of variation in their nutritive value have been attributed to the type and texture of the starch and to their tannin rphenolic plgments) conlent

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Department of Animal Nutrition, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar 125 004
Subjects: Animal Husbandary
Animal Husbandary > Live Stock
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 22 Feb 2013 10:51
Last Modified: 22 Feb 2013 10:51
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/9730

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