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Forum: Feeding and Economic Aspect of Supplemental Fat in Sahiwal Cows

Published on: 07/17/2012

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Author : Arshad Iqbal (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan), Jamil Akbar, M.Abdullah and M. Sarwar

INTRODUCTION Livestock in Pakistan are facing acute shortage of feed availability including concentrates, forages and pastures. Currently about 30 million tons of more feed is required to fulfill the gap of 4.16 and 21.3 million tons of crude protein (CP) and total digestible nutrients (TDN) respectively for the existing strength of dairy animals (Sarwar, 2006). The prevailing trend to bring mor...

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Hafiz Wasi Khan

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Animal Nutritionist

Re: Forum: Feeding and Economic Aspect of Supplemental Fat in Sahiwal Cows

07/18/2012 |

Dr arshad Iqbal and his colleges deserve all praise for working on this specific issue especially concerning economic milk production" style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-family:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;">milk production Sahiwal cows in the country. He has rightly identified the most important issue about availability of CP and TDN. Further he has tried to find an economical solution on too facilitate the farmers as well as the health of the animals. I wish he and many more scientists should continue identify the solutions enabling livestock production sustainable in the interest of the farmers

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