Agriculture
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The farmers of rain-fed areas should sow Rabi crops from November 1 to November 10 to get an optimum yield, the Met Office said on Monday in its 10-day advisory for growers. "After this time the yield of wheat crop will decreases gradually," it warned,...
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- Prices Of Poultry Products Rise Almost 40 Percent
July 03, 2013 Taking advantage of high prices of poultry products in Punjab, dealers and vendors have unilaterally increased the rates from 35 to 40 percent here in the provincial capital. However, the district administration has taken action against...
- Nutrient Management For Sunflower Production
Fertilizer management is an important part for sunflower production and one must know how input affects the crop and soil traits. Determination of optimum fertilizer rates is important because of increasing economic and environmental concerns. This study...
- Miller Farms
Meet Steph and Lance Miller of Alabama. This proud farming family raises cotton, peanuts, poultry and much more! Miller Farms is located in North Alabama in an area called Sand Mountain. My husband, Lance and I farm with Lance?s Uncle Jim and Aunt Nell....
Agriculture
Lactobacillus As Probiotics Broiler Chicken
Lactobacilli are the most important bacteria gaining more consideration in the area of probiotics because they are generally regarded as safe.The present study was conducted to isolate and characterize Lactobacilli from avian microbiota and fermented milk products with the objective to evaluate these isolates as probiotics in broiler chicken.Various Lactobacillus species were isolated and, after characterization and screening, these isolated Lactobacilli were evaluated as probiotics in broiler chicken.
A total 240 broiler chicks (day-old) were divided into 8 groups of 30 chicks each with 5 replicates.Six groups were administered isolated Lactobacilli in three dose rates and two routes.In addition, one group was administered commercial probiotics and another one group was maintained as control.
Evaluation was done for the determination of effect on different performance parameters and immune response under experimental conditions.The chicks of experimental group, which was given Lactobacilli at dose rate 1x108 CFU/ kg body weight through drinking water, showed significantly (P<0 .05="" also="" and="" antibody="" body="" coli="" conditions.="" consumption="" contents="" control="" conversion="" count="" counts="" decreased="" dressing="" e.="" feed="" field="" font="" gained="" group.the="" group="" higher="" in="" intestinal="" lactobacilli="" less="" low="" lower="" mortality="" of="" other="" percentage.this="" post-vaccinal="" ratio="" recorded="" results="" showed="" significantly="" similar="" than="" the="" this="" titres.="" treated="" treatment="" under="" weight="" were="">
The study showed that these locally isolated Lactobacillus species had better effect as probiotics and these are as good as imported ones.It is recommended that these locally isolated Lactobacilli may be used as probiotics after species/strain identification through molecular methods and extensive field trials.
Reference: Muhammad , Ashraf (2011) Evaluation Of Locally Isolated Lactobacillus Species As Probiotics Broiler Chicken. PhD thesis, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad .
- Met Office Issues Advisory For Farmers
The farmers of rain-fed areas should sow Rabi crops from November 1 to November 10 to get an optimum yield, the Met Office said on Monday in its 10-day advisory for growers. "After this time the yield of wheat crop will decreases gradually," it warned,...
- The Algae Opportunity: Feed Livestock
The field of algae is growing rapidly. Through heterotrophic algae, we are finding a more natural, pure sustainable source of DHA and high quality fatty acids, that not only provide needed nutrients, but are revolutionising the way we feed our livestock.By...
- Prices Of Poultry Products Rise Almost 40 Percent
July 03, 2013 Taking advantage of high prices of poultry products in Punjab, dealers and vendors have unilaterally increased the rates from 35 to 40 percent here in the provincial capital. However, the district administration has taken action against...
- Nutrient Management For Sunflower Production
Fertilizer management is an important part for sunflower production and one must know how input affects the crop and soil traits. Determination of optimum fertilizer rates is important because of increasing economic and environmental concerns. This study...
- Miller Farms
Meet Steph and Lance Miller of Alabama. This proud farming family raises cotton, peanuts, poultry and much more! Miller Farms is located in North Alabama in an area called Sand Mountain. My husband, Lance and I farm with Lance?s Uncle Jim and Aunt Nell....