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Record Nr.

UNINA9910632483603321

Autore

Katoch Rajan

Titolo

Techniques in Forage Quality Analysis / / by Rajan Katoch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9789811960208

9789811960192

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 pages)

Collana

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Disciplina

910.5

Soggetti

Food science

Food - Analysis

Chemistry

Food Science

Food Analysis

Food Engineering

Food Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Forage quality vis-a vis livestock productivity -- 3. Forage Quality Indices -- 4. Forage quality components -- 5. Management of anti-nutrients in forages -- 6. General scheme for forage quality analysis -- 7. Laboratory essentials for forage evaluation -- 8. Solutions and buffers in estimations -- 9. Estimation of nutritional components in forages -- 10. Estimation of anti-quality and anti-nutritional factors in forages -- 11. Estimation of mineral content in forages -- 12. Estimation of phytochemicals and enzyme activities in forages -- 13. Quality Estimation of Natural Grasslands and Pastures. 14. Nutritional Quality of Important Forages -- 15. Conservation and processing of forages -- 16. Factors Affecting Forage Quality -- 17. Forage Nutritional Quality Management.

Sommario/riassunto

The book covers different techniques and methodologies involved in the nutritional quality analysis of forages. It also discusses the nutritional quality, anti-nutritional components, factors affecting forage quality, feed processing and conservation. Different techniques



and methodologies have been presented in a simplified manner. The book has been divided in separate chapters and each chapter discusses different aspect of forage quality. Further, the book also covers the topics on conservation and processing of forages and management techniques for improving the forage nutritional quality. This book is an essential source of information for research scholars, post-graduate students and scientists working on forage quality estimation and also in livestock and dairy industries.