No abstract

The comparison was made between various physico-chemical properties of camel milk with cow and buffalo milk. The mean acidity in camel milk was 0.144% lactic acid. Similarly, in cow milk and buffalo milk, it was 0.136% and 0.133% lactic acid, respectively. The mean specific gravity of camel milk was 1.029. Similarly, in cow and buffalo milk, the mean specific gravity was 1.029 and 1.033, respectively. The specific gravity of camel milk was significantly lower than that of the buffalo milk. The viscosity of camel milk was significantly higher than that of the cow milk but lower than buffalo milk. The mean surface tension of camel milk was 58.39 dyne/cm. Similarly, in cow and buffalo milk, the mean specific gravity was 51.77 dyne/cm and 50.78, dyne/cm, respectively. The mean refractive index of camel, cow and buffalo milk was value 1.3423, 1.3459 and 1.3464, respectively. The freezing point of camel milk was-0.518°C which was higher than the cow and buffalo milk. The electrical conductivity of camel milk was significantly higher than the cow as well as buffalo milk.

No abstract

No abstract

The present study was conducted to assess the effect of roof on body weight and feed intake of sheared and non-sheared sheep under stall feeding system in the hot dry season. Adult dry indigenous sheep (24) were distributed randomly into two treatment groups, i.e., T1: asbestos roof and T2: agro - net roof. Each treatment comprised of six sheared and six non-sheared animals. Sheep were provided with total mixed ration in morning, afternoon and night individually. The bodyweight of sheared (31.87 ± 2.14, 31.96 ± 1.55 kg) and non-sheared (32.16 ± 1.59, 32.42 ± 1.42 kg) animals was comparable between roof treatments. The experimental animals reared under agro-net roofed shelter consumed significantly (p less than 0.05) more dry matter and nutrients as compared to animals reared under asbestos roofed shelter. Dry matter and nutrient intake of sheared sheep were significantly (p less than 0.05) higher as compared to non-sheared sheep under agronet and asbestos roofed shelter. The results indicated that the sheep can be reared comfortably under agronet roof without affecting feed and nutrient intake.