Artabandhu Sahoo

Nutrition-Reproduction interaction in this line is an important topic

I agree with the opinion of Rudra Desai and Ralph Ferreira. It is not that we should go for these supplements for the reproductive benefit. We need to be precise while supplementing these micronutrients. The specific minerals of interest (Zn, Fe, Cu, Se etc) and vitamins (beta carotene or some amount of green fodder, vitamin E) needs to be made available for the purpose. Inclusion of brans or chun ...

Oxytocin is used universally in the livestock industry to increase letdown and expulsion of retained placentas after delivery.The half-life of oxytocin in blood is 0.55 to 3.6 minutes and it does not appear to be eliminated in the milk. The reports on the harmful effects of milk produced by oxytocin treated cows are quite misleading and not based on scientific facts. Whether secreted endogenously ...