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Assessment of Feeding Practices followed by Dairy Farmers in Hadoti (humid South Eastern Plain) Region of Rajasthan

Author: Deepak Kumar, Ved Prakash, Kamla Mahajani, Anita Kumari Meena, Dheeraj Kumar and Deepak Singh

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Abstract

The present study was conducted to analyses the feeding practices followed by the dairy farmers in Hadoti region of Rajasthan. Three districts namely Kota, Bundi and Baran were selected, further three blocks from selected district and five villages from each selected blocks were randomly elect for study. Total 225 Dairy farmers were randomly selected for well-structured and pre-tested interview schedule. Study revealed that majority (71.11%) of respondents practiced stall feeding and 63.11%are feeding milch animals in group. Majority of the respondents (96%) practiced to cultivation of green fodder and half (50.67%) of the respondents used only wheat straw as a dry source of fodder. Majority (48.89 %) of respondents fed both homemade and compounded cattle feed and 47.56% feeding their livestock based on milk production. Majority (52.44%) of the respondents feeding of green fodder after chaffed and 47.56 % of respondents were feeding fodder as such. Majority (60.89%) of the respondents were feeding of dry fodder as chaffed forum. Majority (52%) of respondents feeding concentrate during milking. 64% of the respondents fed concentrate after soaking in water and 74.22% of the respondents don’t provide extra concentrate to advanced pregnant heifers and 79.11 % of the farmers did not practiced of feeding salt. 80.84% of respondents provided water two times in a day.

Keywords

Hadoti, Feeding, Practices, Respondents, Dairy farmers

Conclusion

It can be concluded that the adoption of overall existing feeding practices were not satisfactory. There is a great need to awareness regarding feeding of balance ration, importance of mineral mixture, conservation of fodder, nutrition status of various feed and fodder in this area. Awareness camps and training programs regarding scientific feeding management can increase production and profitability of dairy enterprise in future.

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How to cite this article

Deepak Kumar, Ved Prakash, Kamla Mahajani, Anita Kumari Meena, Dheeraj Kumar and Deepak Singh (2023). Assessment of Feeding Practices followed by Dairy Farmers in Hadoti (humid South Eastern Plain) Region of Rajasthan. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5a): 98-101.