{"id":62700,"date":"2023-06-19T13:36:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/how-phytogenic-resources-help-increase-ruminant-feed-efficiency\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:47:10","slug":"how-phytogenic-resources-help-increase-ruminant-feed-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/blog\/how-phytogenic-resources-help-increase-ruminant-feed-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"How Phytogenic resources help increase ruminant feed efficiency."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">\u201cThe health of a ruminant is the wealth of a farmer\u201d is an apt statement because every<br \/>\nlivestock farmer desires that all their animals are on the top of their health in order to provide optimal<br \/>\nproductivity. Increasing the feed efficiency of a ruminant is one such component that is vital because it is<br \/>\nconcerned with the performance of the animal, and the economic and environmental impact they carry. This is where<br \/>\nthe use of phytogenic ruminant feed resources has taken prominence in the ruminant industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">Phytogenic feed resources are plant-based substances that are added to ruminant feeds,<br \/>\nwhich Help to enhance the animal&#8217;s performance and efficiency. It helps them to meet the desired production goals<br \/>\nset by their livestock owner. Furthermore, these Phytogenic resources are environmentally sustainable as they are an<br \/>\nalternative to synthetic\/artificial feed additives. This is a nature-friendly approach to enhance the life of a<br \/>\nruminant. These plant-origin additives have had a massive impact on the reduction of methane emissions from<br \/>\nruminants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">The feed efficiency of a ruminant animal refers to how efficiently a ruminant transforms<br \/>\nits feed and uses its nutrition to achieve desirable yields. They are deemed to be beneficial due to their bioactive<br \/>\nelements such as medicinal plants, and herbal extracts such as essential oils and various other plant by-products.<br \/>\nThey are vital for improving nutrient utilization in the animal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Plant extracts <\/span> such as thyme, aloe vera, and neem are used to improve the gut health, enhance immunity and reduce the risk of serious digestive issues with their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"> Herbal oils <\/span>extracted from plants such as eucalyptus and cloves improve feed intake and digestibility. Their<br \/>\nantimicrobial elements also play a role in combating infectious pathogens.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Plant by-products <\/span>from industries such as soybeans and grains include healthy fibres and proteins which make for a nutrient-rich diet when included.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">During uncomfortable situations such as an increase in temperatures, transportation, and high levels of stress, the<br \/>\npalatability and feed intake of cattle declines. The use of phytogenic feed has the potential to increase the<br \/>\npalatability and improve the appetite of the cattle.<\/p>\n<h2>Role of Phytogenic Ruminant Feed in Feed Conversion Ratio.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">The F.C.R (feed conversion ratio) for cattle is, measuring how well cattle turns its feed<br \/>\nintake into livebody weight. The breed, size, age, diet, and genetics of the cattle are some key factors to be<br \/>\nconsidered while measuring F.C.R. The milk production, cattle\u2019s weight, and fitness can be analyzed and evaluated<br \/>\nwith F.C.R. Ensuring that the feed conversion ratio for cattle is low becomes important as it can have an impact on<br \/>\nthe 3E\u2019s i.e. efficiency, environment, and economy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Efficiency <\/span>: If the ratio is low, it means that the cattle is performing<br \/>\nefficiently, which means they use lesser<br \/>\nresources (food and water) when compared to the output produced.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Environment <\/span>:An increase in efficiency leads to a decrease in nutrient<br \/>\nwastage and emission of greenhouse gases<br \/>\ninto the environment.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Economic impact <\/span>: A low F.C.R is economically viable as it yields higher<br \/>\nprofitability with the use of fewer<br \/>\nresources and reduced costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\">With this, we understand the role of phytogenic resources in increasing ruminant feed<br \/>\nefficiency and the overall health of your ruminant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe health of a ruminant is the wealth of a farmer\u201d is an apt statement because every livestock farmer desire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal-healthcare","category-blogs","category-ruminant-care"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68142,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62700\/revisions\/68142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalremedy.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}