TNPSC Thervupettagam
July 10 , 2021 1209 days 821 0
  • It is an anti-methanogenic feed supplement.
  • It is developed by an Indian Council of Agricultural Research institute - National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru.
  • When given to bovines and sheep, it cuts down their methane emissions by 17-20%.
  • It also results in higher milk production and body weight gain.
  • Methane is produced by animals having rumen, the first of their four stomachs.
  • Harit Dhara has been prepared using condensed and hydrolysable tannin-rich plant-based sources.

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