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and the increase in productivity is 10 15%. The milk, meat, egg and rice produced with the help of Azolla can also fetch higher price due to their many nutritional advantage. Studies showed that Azolla is rich in protein. It is also found to contain essential minerals like Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorous, Copper, Manganese etc., apart from appreciable quantities of vitamins A precursor and Vitamin B12. It also contains almost all the essential Amino acids, many probiotics, Biopolymers and Beta-carotene. The bio-chemical constitution along with the rapid multiplication rate makes Azolla an ideal organic feed substitute for livestock. Livestock easily digest Azolla due to its high protein and low lignin content. Trials carried out with Azolla as feed substitute demonstrated an overall increase of milk with Azolla along with regular feed. It is also found that Azolla feeding improves the quality of milk, and the health and longevity of animals. Azolla feeding also improves the weight of broiler chicken and increase the egg production of layers. Azolla can also be fed to sheep, goat, pig, and rabbit as feed substitute. Azolla being a cost-effective bio-feed raw material with very low energy cost stands to be a prospective source for sustainable livestock management. There is a good scope for setting up feed processing plants of different capacities for production of quality animal feed. The present supply for various feeds does not meet the total requirement. Moreover, the demand for small ruminants (goat and sheep), Chickens, rabbits and pigs is not properly estimated. Considering their requirements, the gap is much more. Azolla Based Animal Feed Pellets technology can be instrumental in the production of organic milk, organic meat and organic eggs.
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