Fodder Production and Grassland Management

UREA-MOLASSES MIXTURE

Required inputs

S. No	Contents	Quantity (in kg)
1	Urea	1.5
2	Water	1.5 to 2
3	Molasses	10
4	Salt	1
5	Mineral mixture	1

Preparation of mixture

• Dissolve 1.5 kg urea in 1.5 kg water.
• Stir well till the urea is dissolved.
• Add 10 kg molasses and mix thoroughly.
• Finally add 1 kg salt and 1 kg mineral mixture and mix thoroughly.
• This mixture should be stored in a covered earthen pot for a period of one month.

Method of feeding

• Take 1/2 kg of the mixture each day and mix it with 2 kg of water. Sprinkle the solution on atleast 5 kg of chopped straw. The urea mixture must be thoroughly and evenly mixed with straw.
• After 20 days the use of mixture may be increased to 3/4 kg and used as above. This mixture can also be used for chopped green fodder (grasses and cereals).

Precautions

• The urea mixture must not be fed to animals less than 4 months old. Animals starts ruminating only after 4 months.
• The mixture must not be kept for more than one month.
• Animals should not be fed more than 3/4 kg of the mixture / day.
• The mixture must be stored in covered earthen pot.