FEEDING PATTERN OF DAIRY COWS IN DHARMAPURI DISTRICT

V MEENALOCHANI¹*, D.C. CHANDRASEKERAN^2
1Veterinary University Training and Research Center, Salem, 636001, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
²Professor & Head (Retd), Department of Animal Nutrition, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : meenalochani69@gmail.com

Received : 03-05-2020     Accepted : 22-05-2020     Published : 30-05-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 10       Pages : 9878 - 9879
Int J Agr Sci 12.10 (2020):9878-9879

Keywords : Feeding pattern, Dairy cows, Dharmapuri district
Academic Editor : Sreenivas D
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Animal Nutrition, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The farmers rearing dairy cows are feeding various fodder crops and crop residue and concentrate feed available with them to Identify the feeding pattern this study was under taken, in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. The study revealed that majority of the farmers in this area are feeding Co4 cultivated fodder and rice gruel waste water during all seasons and in the all the lactation period 8-10%. Further, they allot some lands for cultivation of Co4 fodder crops to their dairy cows as green fodder feeding to reduce the milk production cost.

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