APL 808
Poultry Nutrition and Organic Animal Agriculture (2 unit)
Feed resources and nutrient quality of ingredients for poultry feeding
standards/NRC requirement vs requirements in tropics for all classes of
and/specie of poultry. Methods for metabolic studies and determination of
protein utilization and quality of proteins utilized by poultry. Importance of vitamins and minerals for poultry and associated deficiency symptoms.
- Definitions and general principles of Organic Livestock Nutrition
- Nutritional management standards in organic farm
- General principles of conversion from conventional to organic
livestock nutrition - Prospects and challenges of organic livestock nutrition
- Nutrition: feeding standards and characteristics of feed resources for
organic farm animal - Organic feed formulation and compounding, feed preservation and
storage - Housing: housing standards and materials, adaptation and
ecosystem, perimeter fencing and predator control - Organic livestock nutrition system and health management
- Manure and waste management composting, ensilage
- Management of mitigating environmental greenhouse gases in
organic farming systems
Practicals:
Rendering of organic manure production from litters