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Effect of incorporating ragi (Eleusine coracana) husk in semisynthetic diets.

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Title Effect of incorporating ragi (Eleusine coracana) husk in semisynthetic diets.
 
Creator Kanchana, S.
Shurpalekar, K. S.
 
Subject 16 Nutritive value
05 Ragi (Finger Millet)
 
Description Pair-fed rats were given for 6 weeks a diet containing 9% protein as casein with or without 8% husk of ragi (finger millet). The feed efficiency ratio was 0.19 and 0.28, respectively. Growth and nitrogen retention were also better and protein content in carcass and liver greater with ragi husk in the diet. The growth response of rats given ragi husk seemed to increase with the N content of husk.
 
Date 1983
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/8558/1/Qual%20Plant%20Plant%20Foods%20Hum%20Nutr%2033%20%281983%29%20279-285.pdf
Kanchana, S. and Shurpalekar, K. S. (1983) Effect of incorporating ragi (Eleusine coracana) husk in semisynthetic diets. Qualitas Plantarum Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 33 (4). 279-285; 16 ref..