Yasir Afzal

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

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A.M. Ganai

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

F. A. Mattoo

Veterinary & Animal Husbandry

D. Medhi

National Research Centre on Yak

Haider Ali Ahmad

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Harish S. Bhat

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

H. A. Ahmed

Al-Azhar University

Gowher Gull Sheikh

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Parvaiz Ahmed Reshi

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Javid Farooq

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

MA Bhat

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Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

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Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Government Medical College

University of Kashmir

National Dairy Research Institute

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu

Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Karda

Punjab Agricultural University

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Palatability and Nutritive Value of Alpine Pasture in Kashmir Valley

Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition (2015)

H. A. Ahmed A.M. Ganai Yasir Afzal Parvaiz Ahmed Reshi Gowher Gul Sheikh

An experiment was conducted to assess the palatability and nutritive value of Alpine pasture of Kashmir Valley by indicator method in Corriedale sheep of about 34.80 kg average body weight. Average DM intake was 3.1% of the body weight. DCP and TDN content of the pasture grass were 13.45 and 68.84%, respectively. Crude fibre, calcium and phosphorus content in the pasture grass was 19.0, 0.70 and 0.42%, respectively. DCP, TDN, Ca and P intake were 145.0, 743.0, 7.55 and 4.53 g/d/animal, respectively. It was concluded that the nutrients provided by the pasture grass were sufficient to support a daily average gain of 100–150 g in the grazing sheep on that pasture.

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Effect of probiotics mix supplementation on haemato-biochemical parameters and bacterial faecal shedding in Corriedale lambs fed paddy straw based complete feed

Indian Journal of Animal Research (2018)

Gowher Gull Sheikh Danish Masood A.M. Ganai Showkeen Muzamil Bashir Yasir Afzal

Growth trial of 90 days was conducted on 12 male Corriedale lambs, divided in two groups of six lambs each, to study the effect of feeding of paddy straw based complete feed supplemented of probiotic mix (Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2×1010cfu/g + Lactobacillus acidophilus 6×109cfu/g) in equal ratio @ 3 % of DM, as per the in vitro studies, while complete feed without probiotics served as control. There was significantly (P less than 0.01) higher haemoglobin concentration, RBC, WBC and monocyte count in animals fed probiotic mix than control, with no significant effect on PCV, lymphocyte, eosinophill and neutrophill count. Blood glucose, total serum protein, albumin, globulin, BUN and serum creatinine values were statistically higher in probiotic mix supplemented animals. Lambs fed with probiotics show significant (P less than 0.01) decrease in serum cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides with increment of HDL-cholesterol than animals fed unsupplemented diet, with no effect on enzyme activities of liver enzymes. The lambs fed on probiotic mix shows significant reduction in faecal shedding of E. coli and total coliform with firm pellets faecal consistency. Probiotic mix has great potential to beneficially affect the haemato-biochemical parameters and gut micro-flora and hence improve physiological health status of animals.

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10.18805/ijar.b-3622

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Performance and nutrient utilization of cross-bred sheep fed yeast and herb supplemented paddy straw based complete feed

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry (2018)

Subata Mehboob AM Ganai GG Sheikh Danish Masood MA Bhat

A growth trial of 60 days was conducted on 20 male crossbred lambs of 8-9 months old, divided in four groups of five lambs in each group with T0 (un-supplemented), T1 (Herb supplemented), T2 (Yeast supplemented) and T3 (Combination of herb and yeast). The lambs were fed a complete feed containing paddy straw 60 parts and concentrate mixture 40 parts on DM basis, supplemented with yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2×1010cfu/g) @ 3 g/kg DM (T2), herb (Urtica diocia) @ 3% (T1). In T3 group combination of yeast @3 g/kg DM and herb @ 3% DM was supplemented to complete feed while complete feed without supplementation served as control (T0) The dry matter and organic matter intake was with significantly (P<0.01) higher in yeast supplemented groups alone and in combination (T2 and T3) with non-significant difference between herb (T1) and control (T0) group. Total gain and average gain in body weight was significantly (P<0.01) higher in feed additive (T1, T2 and T3) groups with better FCR than control (T0). Regarding digestibility of nutrients, a highly significant (P<0.01) effect on digestibility of DM, OM, CP, EE, CF, NFE, NDF, ADF, hemi-cellulose and cellulose were observed in feed additive supplemented groups. All the animals of different treatment groups were found to be in positive mineral balance, with significantly higher values in feed additive supplemented groups than control. The DCP, TDN, DE and ME content of ration was found significantly (P<0.01) higher in feed additive supplemented groups with nutritive ratio (NR) highest in control. Intakes of digestible DM, OM, CP and TDN were also significantly (P<0.01) higher in supplemented groups in comparison to control. The feeding cost per kg live weight gain were significantly (P<0.01) lower for feed additives supplemented groups compared to control group which was obviously due to better nutrient utilisation that supported higher growth rate of sheep in the respective groups.

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Feeding, supplementation status and common health problems of dairy animals in Moga District of Punjab.

Indian Journal of Animal Research (2012)

R. Mircha K. Dua S. S. Randhawa Yasir Afzal Abdul Qayoom Mir

A field study was conducted in thirty villages of four blocks (K I Khan, Moga I, Moga II, and N S Wala) of the Moga district in Punjab to assess the existing feeding practices and nutritional status of lactating cattle and buffaloes as well as their common health problems. For this purpose, 142 lactating crossbred cattle and 150 lactating buffaloes (total 292 dairy animals) were evaluated without any bias of age, production and health status through a common questionnaire. Majority of the dairy animals were on medium plane of nutrition representing increasing level of awareness about their feeding practices in the district. Only 46.5% of the dairy cattle and 34.0% of the dairy buffaloes (total 44.1% of the dairy animals) were receiving mineral mixture either premixed with feed or separately. The most common health problems reported among the animals were repeat breeding/anestrous followed by pica and low milk production.

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Economics of feeding different roughage source based densified complete feeds in sheep.

Veterinary Practitioner (2009)

Yasir Afzal F. A. Mattoo A.M. Ganai Haider Ali Ahmad

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Performance of Sheep Fed Different Roughage Based Complete Feed Blocks

Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition (2008)

Yasir Afzal A.M. Ganai F. A. Mattoo Haider Ali Ahmad

A trail was conducted on 15 male Corriedale lambs divided into three equal groups to aases the effect of feeding different roughage based complete feed blocks on growth performance and nutrient utilization. The complete feeds based on different roughage sources viz. paddy straw (PSB), maize stover (MSB) and oat straw (OSB) along with tree leaves with roughage: concentrate ratio of 60:40 were prepared and compressed into blocks in a horizontal feed block making machine at 3000 psi. Dry matter intake (DMI) was similar among the groups. The average daily gain in lambs was 137.67, 150.67 and 144.89 gin three groups, respectively. The DMD was significantly (P<0.05) lower in PSB compared to other groups, while source of roughage did not make any significant effect on the digestibility of nutrients. Significantly (P<0.05) lower calcium balance was recorded in PSB fed animals in comparison to other groups, while balances of nitrogen and phosphorus were comparable among the groups. The cost of production was low in MSB group and high in PSB group. It was concluded that maize stover is superior roughage source for sheep, compared to oat and paddy straw.

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Nutritional and Reproductive Status of Heifers in District Kupwara of Kashmir Valley

Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition (2011)

S. A. Hussain Farooq Ahmad Haidar Ali Ahmed Yasir Afzal

An investigation was conducted in nine villages of Kupwara district to find out the macronutrient status (DM, DCP, TDN) of feeds and fodders, existing feeding practices and nutritional status of heifers. For this purpose fifteen farm families from each of nine villages were randomly selected for the study. Data was collected from the selected farmers through a questionnaire. The average body weight (kg) of heifers was 75.87 ± 2.25, 71.01 ± 1.40 and 68.71 ± 1.35 in Kupwara, Handwara and Karnah tehsils respectively. The daily intake of concentrate (kg) for heifers was 1.70 ± 0.18, 3.14 ± 0.12 and 0.59 ± 0.05 in Kupwara, Handwara and Karnah tehsil respectively. The daily intake of roughage (kg) was 3.50 ± 0.13, 3.68 ± 0.32 and 2.31 ± 0.28 in the respective tehsils. The daily DM intake was observed to be 22.9, 46.78 and 6.8% excess for heifers in Kupwara, Handwara and Karnah tehsils respectively. The daily DCP intake was deficit by 10.24 and 80.16 per cent in Kupwara and Karnah tehsils respectively while in Handwara tehsil DCP intake was 17.6 per cent surplus than their requirement. The daily intake of TDN was excess to the tone of 45.85, 60.0 and 18.54 per cent in the respective tehsils.

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Effect of densified oat straw based complete feed on blood constituents and wool attributes of sheep

Applied Biological Research (2008)

Yasir Afzal F. A. Mattoo A.M. Ganai M. R. Mir

An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of densified oat straw based complete feed on blood constituents and wool quality and yield in ‘Corriedale’ lambs. Ten lambs of 6–7 month age weighing 16.72±0.75 kg were randomly divided into two equal groups and fed oat straw based complete feed (oats straw: tree leaves: concentrate mixture in 30: 30: 40 ratio), either in mash or block form, for 90 days. Complete feed blocks were prepared in feed block making machine at 3000 psi. Feed intake and feed conversion ratio were at par in both the groups while average daily gain was significantly (p<0.05) higher in block fed group. Biochemical constituents of blood were within normal physiological range in both the groups. Wool yield was significantly higher in lambs fed complete feed blocks. The study revealed that feeding of densified complete feed in block form has beneficial effect on daily weight gain, blood profile and wool yield.

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Effect of feeding graded levels of apple pomace on growth performance, haemato-biochemical parameters and rumen metabolites in crossbred calves

Indian Journal of Animal Research (2018)

Danish Massod A.M. Ganai Gowher Gull Sheikh Javid Farooq Yasir Afzal

To study effect of feeding graded levels of apple pomace on performance of crossbred calves,90 days growth trial followed by 6 days metabolic trail was conducted on 16 female Jersey crossbred calves divided into four equal groups with control (T0) fed concentrate diet without apple pomace and experimental groups viz, T1, T2 and T3, where maize was replaced by 25%, 50% and 75% of apple pomace, respectively. There was no significant difference in dry matter intake, growth performance, feed conversion ratio and digestibility coefficients of CF, NFE, ADF and HC with inclusion of apple pomace in calf ration; however digestibility of DM, OM, CP, EE and NDF reduced significantly at higher inclusion level (75%). There was also no significant difference in nutritive value of the experimental diets with respect to %DCP and %TDN, ME, DE and NR. There was no significant difference in the mean haemato-biochemical values, however significant (P LESS THEN 0.05) effect of feeding apple pomace was observed on total serum proteins with lower values in animals of T3group as compared to control. Similarly non-significant differences were observed in ruminal pH, TVFA, total nitrogen, NH3-N, TCA-ppt. N and NPN values.

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Complete feed block technology - a boon to sheep farming.

Yasir Afzal Farooq Ahmad Mattoo A.M. Ganai H.A. Ahmad

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