 | Better Farming Series 08 - Animal Husbandry: Feeding and Care of Animals (FAO - INADES, 1976, 38 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Preface |
| | Plan of work |
|  | Why learn about animal husbandry? |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Why farmers go In for traditional animal husbandry |
| | Animals can earn much more |
| | How to improve animal husbandry |
| | Feeding animals |
| | Why animals must be well fed |
| | How food is used in the animal's body |
| | Not all animals digest food in the same way |
| | How to choose animals' food |
| | Foods that give nitrogen must be chosen |
| | Values of certain foods |
| | What is a mineral supplement? |
| | Vitamins |
| | Giving the animals water to drink |
| | Food needs of animals |
| | How to feed animals |
| | Pasture |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Improving pasture |
| | Making new pasture |
| | Using new pasture |
| | Growing fodder crops |
| | Storing grass |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Silage |
| | Hay |
| | Looking after animals |
| | Animals must be watched |
| | How to watch over animals |
| | Housing animals |
| | Values of some animal feeds |
| | Suggested question paper |
How food is used in the animal's body
Food is digested.
When the animal eats, the food goes into the digestive tract. In the tract the food is changed and digested.
The digested part of the food enters the blood to feed the body. The rest is rejected as excrement.
When the greater part of the food enters the blood, the food is said to be rich.
When the greater part of the food is rejected, the food is said to be poor.
There are rich foods and poor foods.
Examples:
· Millet is rich food for certain animals. They can make good use of it. The greater part of it enters the blood. One kilogramme of crushed millet can give an animal's body as much strength as six kilogrammes of grass.
· Hard, stringy grasses in the dry season are a poor food for animals. The greater part of the dry grass does not enter the blood; it is rejected.
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