Question

__________are substances which are added in small quantities to a ration to stimulate growth, improve efficiency of feed utilization and overall health of the animals. Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

A small quantity of legumes are generally added with the general grass mix for cattle to increase and improve their overall health.

Legumes include seeds from the bean family. It also includes dry legume fruits. The size and their productivity of the feed also increases due to this activity.

This is due to the high amount of amino acid and nutrients that is present in the legumes. It includes peas, peanuts, lentils, chickpeas, etc.