Pig meat production in India is 497.07 thousand tones, which is 7.4 % of the total meat production (FAO 2005). Pork is rich in thiamine; it is also a source of riboflavin, niacin and excellent source of some of the mineral elements, which are present in highly bioavailable form. Rapid expansion of fast food markets has prompted the meat processors to seek methods for better utilisation of carca...

To test the efficacy of Withaniasomnifera(W.somnifera)on serum lipid profile and protein fractions of heat stressed Japanese quails, a study was conducted using root ethanolic extract and crude powder in two different levels for each. Three hundred 6 weeks old Japanese quail hens was assigned to one of the following five treatments: control T0 (without any addition), T1= daily oral administrati...