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Nutrition & Management: milch animals. At least three to four times water
In Animal husbandry provision of balanced nutrition is to be arranged for these animals for drinking
to animals is very much essential for productivity. purposes. Consumption of water depends on weather
To ensure full genetic potential and efficiency conditions and accordingly water arrangements
in productivity, adequate nutrition needs to be should be made to see that the animals do not have
provided to the animals. Less production of milk, low any scarcity of water. Good quality water free from
reproductive rates, reduced growth, and increased pathogens should be made available to ensure that
illness rate may be the effect of deficiency or imbalance the health of the animals is not adversely affected.
of nutrients. The proper balance of minerals, energy,
protein, and vitamins is much required in the ration Housing:
of animals in order to confirm the best performance Clean and comfortable housing facilities should
with respect to reproduction, production, and be arranged for the milch animals for their proper
health. In Dairy, economic returns will happen only growth and optimum productivity. The milch animals
by providing a nutritionally balanced ration to the should be protected from extreme weather conditions
animals consisting of Concentrate, Dry fodder, Green of summer, winter, scorching direct sun rays, and
fodder, etc. winds by providing proper animal sheds.

The feed supplied to the milch animals should be: During summer, the animals suffer from heat stress
and they become restless. Sweating and panting, to
 Appetising some extent help them cool their bodies. Reduced
 Palatable feed intake of the animals adversely impacts milk
 Good effect on health production. Therefore, the dairy units should have
 Desirable flavour suitable housing for the animals.
 Economical
 Balanced The animal shed must ensure a minimum of 60 to 65
 Bulky Sft. space for one cow/buffalo. The flooring should
be non-slippery and of rough concrete finish with a
Drinking-Water: slope towards the drain. Arrangements should be
For milch animals, water is required for the following: made for proper ventilation for the animals.

 Digestion of feed and fodder. Quality of Milk:
The prime reason for the poor quantity of milk is
 Circulation of absorbed nutrients to other the unhygienic and poor condition of dairy farms.
organs. This becomes a bottleneck for exports despite high
demand abroad. The consignment of milk products
 Excretion of undesirable and toxic elements is likely to get rejected due to unhygienic milking
through urine. and milk containing a high number of microbial
counts. Poor health of animals, polluted water and
 Maintenance of body temperature. food, unclean surrounding in the farm, etc., are the
reasons for the poor quality of milk. Therefore, it is
Animal should have free access to clean drinking necessary to face all these challenges in improving
water round the clock. During summer, crossbred the quality of milk. Currently, most of the milking
cows and buffaloes should be given baths twice daily. animals are not screened at regular intervals, thus,
providing a lot of scope for transmission of diseases
A permanent source of water should be available to human beings. These issues can be avoided by
to provide an uninterrupted water supply to regular screening of animals and also by maintaining

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