Analytical Techniques in Animal Nutrition

Contents: Section. I. Part. I. Principles of Animal Nutrition Including Avian. 1. General Precautions while working in animal nutrition laboratories. 2. Standard solutions. 3. Preparation of standard solutions. 4. Preparation of common reagents and indicators. 5. Preparation of samples for chemical anlysis.6. Proximate analysis of feeds and fodders. 7. Determination of dry matter. 8. Determination of total ash content. 9. Determination of Acid insoluble ash. 10. Familiarization of various feed stuffs. Part. II. Evaluation of feedstuff and feed technology. 1. Determination of Proximate principles of feeds. 2. Estimation of total nitrogen (Crude Protein). 3. Determination of crude fat (Ether Extract). 4. Estimation of crude fibre. 5. Estimation of nitrogen-free extract. 6. Estimation of calcium. 7. Estimation of phosphorus. 8. Determination of neutral detergent fibre. 9. Determination of acid detergent fibre, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. 10. Quality control of feedstuffs. 11. Silage preparation. 12. Laboratory ensiling of green fodders. 13. Feed mixing. Section. II. Part. I. Livestock Feeding. 1. Some important terms and definitions. 2. Digestion and metabolism trials in large and small ruminants. 3. Calculation of digestible crude protein (DCP) and total digestible nutrients (TDN). 4. Indirect method of determining nutrient digestibility or digestibility by difference. 5. Indicator method of determining digestibility. 6. Measurement of pasture consumption and digestibility. 7. Calculation of requirements of nutrients (In terms of DCP and TDN for maintenance, growth and other production traits). 8. Formulation of rations for livestock. 9. Principles of compounding and mixing of feeds. 10. Least cost ration formulation. 11. Calculation of nutrient requirements of sheep. 12. Nutrient requirements of goats. 13. Feeding of livestock during scarcity and disastrous conditions. 14. Computation of rations for swine. 15. Ration formulation for poultry. 16. Methods for improving nutritive quality of straws and other crop residues. 17. Utilization of some conventional and unconventional feedstuffs for livestock feeding. 18. Feed Conversion efficiency. Part. II. Human and Pet Nutrition. 1. Important terms in nutrition. 2. Principles and planning of balanced diet charts for human. 3. Preparation of balanced diet for new born (Infants). 4. Balanced diets for pre school children. 5. Balanced diets for adolescents. 6. Balanced diets for adults. 7. Feeding of sick persons. 8. Preparation of modified diets under selected conditions for human. 9. Intravenous and tube feeding of human. 10. Principles and Planning of balanced diet charts for dog and cat.11. Types of pet foods. 12. Feeding of sick dogs and cats. 13. Feeding of laboratory animals. 14. Balanced diet formulation and preparation of feeds for rats. 15. Balanced diet formulation and preparation of feeds for rabbits. 16. Balanced diet formulation and preparation of diets for guinea pigs. 17. Hygienic preparation of balanced diets: Principles and guidelines. 18. Storage of feeds. Index.

There are some laboratory manuals on Animal Nutrition and feeding written by eminent teachers and scientists. But no single manual on Animal Nutrition caters the needs of undergraduate and post graduate students of Veterinary science by providing all informations at a single source. This book comprises of principles of animal nutrition, evaluation of feed stuffs and feed technology and applied animal nutrition covering feeding of livestock, poultry, human beings, pet, rabbit and laboratory animals. This book contains the informations as required in the new syllabus and examination system approved by the Veterinary Council of India.