Know about Your Animals
Extending technical information outside the educational Institutes for benefit of common is extension education. All scientific branches are involved in extending essential information to the professionals, entrepreneurs and rural poor. Continuous education program is highly essential in all sectors to review the progress, research and doubts of all net beneficiaries. Extension education is a
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Pasture and PondAnimal husbandry practices are very livelihood sources and common in rural areas related with agriculture activities. In good old days soil fertility was the important consideration for maintaining few number livestock, whichwas equally useful for transportation of agriculture produce, fulfillment of milk requirement in the rural families and also as economic insulators during financial scarcities.
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Pasture and PondIndian buffalo breeds are known in the world for there inherent capabilities and utility. Riverine buffaloes carrying 50 chromosomes are reared for rich nutritious qualities of milk in south Asian countries since long. Buffalo milk accounts to approximately 55 % of Indian milk output. Dairy basket (बास्केट) carrying buffalo milk products are more preferred in
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General Agriculture, Pasture and PondHappy animals are always healthy and it is well said that happy cows produce healthy milk. Productivity of the livestock mainly depends upon nutrition and health, which provides scope to express genetic potential. Healthcare issues are utmost important for every animal to maintain growth, production and reproduction. Proper managemental practices, seasonal appropriate changes, regular monitoring
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General Agriculture, Pasture and PondGoats are domestic animals carrying 60 chromosome number and are popularly known as ‘Poor man’s cow’ or Poor man’s ATM, as they provide any time milk, mutton, mannure. Due to grazing habits, goats are basically reared traditionally, but advanced system of management called as ‘stallfed (Confined) practice’ is used on professional and profitable basis.
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General Agriculture, Pasture and PondScientific feeding practices are important in daily management activities for domestic animals to maintain productivity and reproductive potential. Ration is related with concentrates, green fodder, dry fodder part requirement per day in case of animals. Nutritional requirements of animals are changing as per age, breed, season, reproductive stage and health condition. Proper feeding and
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General Agriculture, Pasture and PondHealth is wealth for all living beings and livestock is not exception. All domestic animal farms must follow regular practices of cleaning, microbicide and sterilization for trim health of livestock. The part of regular management practices includes hygiene and biosecurity measures through cleaning and disinfection on farm, which is useful to avoid diseases and ill
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General Agriculture, Pasture and PondMilking is most essential, regular and routine activity on dairy farms. Milking of animals encourages milk production, relieves udder pressure, increases animal comfort. Higher productive potential of dairy animals, increased through genetic improvement, was key factor to limit human capacities for hand making. Farm mechanisation practices proposed use of milking machines on modern dairy farms.
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General Agriculture, Pasture and PondThis episode refers purebred animals recognised by India. Animal species carry different chromosome numbers and identity, but breeds same chromosome number but specific phynotypic and inherent productive capabilities. Breeds are more specific to region, environment, culture and preference for livelihood. Since domestication, animals have been reared for different utility purposes like food, transport, agriculture.
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General Agriculture, Pasture and PondIt is a matter of great pleasure that India ranks first in world’s milk production since last 30 years. However, it is necessary to note that every year fodder scarcity is recorded in the country. It is estimated that average shortfall of yearly 65% dry fodder and 45% of green fodder is limiting milk potential
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