Rearing young ruminants on milk replacers and starter feeds
By: Uppoor Krishnamoorthy, John Moran
Contributors: Moran, John, 1945-; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Series: FAO animal production and health manual -- 13
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9789251070499
Subjects: Feeding and feeds; Ruminants; Nutrition
Description: "This manual presents comprehensive information on the preparation and feeding of milk replacers and starter feeds for pre-ruminants. It keeps in view the situation prevailing in developing countries and the demand for ruminant milk for human consumption. Although the substitutes for dam’s milk can be prepared from by-products of milk and feed ingredients that are not preferred for human consumption, awareness about such alternatives is limited in many developing countries. Therefore, popularisation of preparation and feeding of milk replacers and starter feeds using locally available ingredients is useful in promoting survivability and growth of young stock. The target audiences for this manual are livestock extension workers engaged in developing countries. The manual is also useful for students and teachers of ruminant production and for small scale industries and researchers that wish to produce milk replacers and starter feeds."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.