Present status of feeding ruminants in India
PRESENT STATUS OF FEEDING RUMINANTS IN INDIA
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Dairy cow and buffalo
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Non descript cows and buffaloes with low milk production ability are allowed for grazing after morning milking till evening milking time.
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Common grasses are cut from bunds and fodders like paddy straw, sorghum fodder are fed as dry fodders.
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Medium and high yielding animals are maintained in house and fed with cultivated grasses like Bajra Napier grass, Sorghum fodder,Guinea grass and leguminous fodders like Hedge Lucerne, Cowpea etc. In addition concentrate feeds comprising of grains, oil cakes, brans and mineral supplements are fed.
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In organised farms, the body weight of the animals are measured and the nutrient requirement of the animal for maintenance and production are calculated and accordingly fed as a balanced ration containing green fodder, dry fodder and concentrates.
![Traditional feeding of cows and buffaloes Traditional feeding of cows and buffaloes](http://14.139.56.154:82/file.php/129/Lesson-2/Traditional_feeding_of_cow_and_buffalo.JPG)
Sheep and Goats
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