Modern Analytical Techniques Used in Animal Nutrition Research

Contents of the Book 1. Preparation and Preservation of Various Types of Solutions 2. Design of Experiments in Animal Nutrition Research 3. Determination of Digestibility of Feed Stuffs 4. Digestion and Metabolism Trials on Experimental Animals 5. Estimation of Proximate Principles in Feed Samples 6. Fibre Fractionations and Techniques of Fibre Analysis 7. Estimation of Soluble and Structural Carbohydrates 8. Estimation of Gross Energy in Biological Samples 9. Application of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy in Feed Analysis 10. Estimation of Methane Emission in Ruminants 11. Estimation of Macro and Micro Minerals 12. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry 13. Estimation of Antinutritional / Toxic Factors 14. True Protein and Non-protein Nitrogen Fractions in Biological Materials 15. Calorimetric Determination of Purine Derivatives 16. Estimation of Purine Derivatives by High Performance Liquid Chromatography 17. Analysis of Rumen liquor Samples 18. Counting of Rumen Protozoa by Microscopic Techniques 19. Quantification of Probiotic Cultures 20. Extraction of DNA & RNA, Gel Electrophoresis and PCR of Genomic DNA from Rumen Liquor 21. Estimation of Biochemicals in Blood and Milk Samples 22. Determination of Body Composition of Animals 23. Conduction of Digestion and Metabolism Trials 24. Preparation of Urea Molasses Mineral Block and Compressed Complete Feed Blocks