Vaithianathan Kannan¹* and S Chandrasekaran²

¹Former Wildlife Biologist, O/o The Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India
²Naturalist, Chennai, India

*Corresponding Author: Vaithianathan Kannan, Former Wildlife Biologist, O/o The Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India.

Received: September 21, 2021 Published: March 30, 2022

Abstract

  Overtime the nutritional requirements of animals changes due to a lot of factors which makes it imperative for consistent re-evalution, research and technological advancements of animal feeds to meet up with these changes. Nutrition takes 60%-70% of cost of production and highly essential for performance and well being of the animals while other factors like health, water source, environment also play a role. To maintain a balance, premix plays an important role in meeting the ever changing nutritional demands of animals for improved performance.

Keywords: Checklist; Butterflies; Protected Area; Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve; Tamil Nadu

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Citation: Vaithianathan Kannan and S Chandrasekaran. “Studies on the Butterfly Diversity in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.4 (2022): 172-181.

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