Selenium is an essential micro nutrient in ruminant diet that occurs both in the organic and inorganic form. Ruminants are characterized by rumen which provides a site for microbial fermentation of diet to produce short chain fatty acids (SCFA) mainly acetate, propionate and butyrate. These SCFA are absorbed through papillae present on the interior rumen wall which supply 80% energy to ruminants, necessary for body maintenance, growth and production. The absorption of SCFA is directly related to the surface area which in turn depends upon the size and number of papillae. Present study was...

This study was designed to examine the influence of feeding berseem hay and green berseem to the post-weaned calves to improve growth performance of the calves and to know that which way of calf rearing is more economical and beneficial for the farmers. On the basis of present study, it was concluded that post weaned Kundhi buffalo calves fed on berseem hay gained more body weight than the calves fed with green berseem, The observation of rumen development was observed through weekly glucose and weekly ketone bodies level. Average blood glucose level of group A was significantly lower than...