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Name two types of animal feed and write their functions.


 

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Dairy animals have certain food requirements which are categorised into two types:

1. Maintenance requirement: The food which is required by an animal for nutrients and a balanced diet for a healthy life.

2. Milk-producing requirement: The food required specifically for the lactation period.

This feed includes:

  1. Roughage

They are also known as the Dietary fibre. Roughages are indigestible and coarse ingredients which provide bulky feeds in the diet of an animal. They promote regular bowel functions. The common examples of roughages in animal feed are silage, grass and hay.

  1. Concentrates

They are a mixture of protein and other nutrients concentrated at a very high level. Concentrates are low in fibre however are a significant part of the balanced diet of an animal. The common examples of concentrates in animal feed are maize, rice bran and gram husk.

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