STUDY ON EFFICACY OF VETERINARY MEDICATION FOR EFFECTIVE RUMEN FUNCTION-A STRATEGY TO MINIMIZE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Ravikumar R. K, Amol S Kinhekar, Vipin Kumar

The role of rumen physiology is paramount for proper digestion and for producing desirable animal output. Under

this circumstances, the environmental concern of livestock as major factor in greenhouse gas emissions needs to be

addressed. The greenhouse gas emissions are posing severe challenges for consumption of animal produce. The rumen

pH is vital for the microenvironment of the ruminants. This study investigated the efficacy of a common indigenous veterinary medication for

effective rumen function. It is paramount that balanced rumen microbes, protozoa have to be sustained for optimum digestion. This study

had found that common medicinal herb ginger (Zingiberofficinale) had maintained the pH of the rumen environment and reduced the gas

production. The research study had illustrated the importance of a medicinal herb used in indigenous veterinary system for overcoming

greenhouse gas emissions as well as for proper rumen fermentation.