Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology

 Millets are small grained cereals, the smallest of them include finger, kodo, foxtail, proso, little and barnyard millets. They are the staple food of the millions inhabitating the arid and semiarid tropics of the world. They are distributed in most of the Asian and African countries and parts of Europe. The grains of small millets, being nutritionally Superior to rice and wheat, provide cheap proteins, minerals and vitamins to poorest of the poor where the need for such ingredients is the maximum. Practically devoid of grain storage pests, the small millets have indefinite storage life. The untapped grain yield potential coupled with nutritional superiority makes the small millets potential future food crops particularly in the more difficult rainfed areas.

Keywords: Small Millets Classes of Seeds Seed Purity Pests, Diseseas.

 Pests are more than a nuisance to livestock, they can potentially drive your profits down as pest irritation can lead to stress that can affect reproduction, weight gain and overall stock health. The productivity of affected animals is impaired and the utility of farm animals is reduced resulting in huge aggregate yearly losses. The insect pests of cattle are mostly members of Dipterans (Flies). The first line of defense in fighting flies is a waste management program. Break the fly cycle by removing fly breeding materials (manure, wet grain, spilled silage, moist hay, etc.) on a weekly basis. Use sticky fly ribbons and baited traps to attract and catch flies.When using chemicals around your facility pay special attention to any chemical treatment.

Keywords: Insects Flies Cattle Pests Management Practices.

 Phytogenic feed additives are plant-derived products used in livestock nutrition to improve the performance of farm animals. The ban on nutritive antibiotic use in Europe and the increased awareness of the consumers triggered a need for natural and safe feed additives to achieve better production results of farm animals. Phytogenic feed additives comprise a wide variety of herbs, spices, and products derived thereof, and are mainly essential oils. Plant extracts are used in animal nutrition as appetite and digestion stimulants, stimulants of physiological functions, for prevention and treatment of certain pathological conditions, as colorants and antioxidants. This article is a review of present literature data on the commonly available herbs in India and usage of their medicinal properties including improve digestibility, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and immunostimulant in animal’s diet.

Keywords: Herbal Phytogenic Feed Additive Antimicrobial Turmeric Ginger Garlic Tulsi.

 A study was conducted to determine the effect of chitosan on body weight gain and anti microbial activity in swiss albino mice. A total of 12 swiss albino mice were selected and subjected for two dietary supplement with chitosan (200mg & 1gm/ Kg body weight respectively). The experimental trials were conducted for 5 weeks & dietary supplementation of chitosan was given at weekly intervals.The results of the study indicated that there is increase in the body weight gain of mice by every week due to the dietary suplementation of chitosan.Similarly every week faecal samples were collected & subjected for anti microbial activity by estimating E-coli Counts. There was decrease in the E.coli count for every week with the dietary supplementation of Chitosan indicating the growth promoting and antimicrobial activity of Chitosan.

Keywords: Chitosan Dietary Supplementation Body Weight Gain Antimicrobial Activity E Coli Counts.