The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Effect of Feeding Different Levels of Khesari Lathyrus sativus and Vetch Vicia sativa Proteins on the Performance of Starter Chicks


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1 Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, HP 176062, India
2 Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, HP 176062, India
3 Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, HP 176062, India
     

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Various scientific efforts are in progress in the country to increase the pulse production to meet the protein requirement of the ever-growing predominently vegetarian human population. The percapita availability of the pulses has decreased from 70.3 g/day during 1956 to 32.0 g/day during 1995, which is lower than the minimum recommended level of 60 g/day.
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Archana Devi
Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, HP 176062, India
Manoranjan Kalia
Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, HP 176062, India
V. K. Gupta
Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, HP 176062, India
B. S. Katoch
Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, HP 176062, India

Abstract


Various scientific efforts are in progress in the country to increase the pulse production to meet the protein requirement of the ever-growing predominently vegetarian human population. The percapita availability of the pulses has decreased from 70.3 g/day during 1956 to 32.0 g/day during 1995, which is lower than the minimum recommended level of 60 g/day.