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- Title
BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATION IN ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PRODUCTION.
- Authors
Verma, R. K.; Devi, Ruma; Shukla, Shubhra; Shukla, Sanjeev Kumar; Kumar, Sushil; Prajapati, Awadhesh
- Abstract
Animal nutrition is keys to any animal husbandry productionsystem. Feed is the largest single cost item for livestock and poultry production, accounting for 60%-70% of the total cost in most years. Many research interventionsarein progress to reduce the feeding cost either by utilizationof unconventional feedor by applications of biotechnology tool to enhance the nutritional availability and digestibility of animal feed. Biotechnology in animal nutrition utilizes mainly recombinant DNA technology and fermentation technologies. These techniques are often based on the use of micro-organisms for the production of nutrients such as particular essential amino acids or complete proteins or to improve the digestibility of animal feeds. Thesetechnologiesare being used, to increase the quality of silage, to produce probiotics, to produce specific enzymes and hormones (somatotropin, phytase), to degrade fiber content in feed and fodder and, to alter ruminal flora.
- Subjects
ANIMAL nutrition; ANIMAL culture; ANIMAL feeding; PROBIOTICS; IONOPHORES
- Publication
Biochemical & Cellular Archives, 2017, Vol 17, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0972-5075
- Publication type
Article