Dry Matter Requirements for Dairy Cows
Dry Matter Requirements for Cattle Almost all feed and fodder contain water in varying amounts. Dry matter is the portion of feed/fodder remaining after all the water has been taken...
Nutrition Management
Feeding of Banana Leaves to Cows
Use of Banana Leaves as Cattle Feed A dairy farmer has asked me to offer comments on the issue of the feeding of banana leaves to dairy cows. The banana...
Production of Azolla for Livestock Feed
What is Azolla? Azolla is a free-floating, rapidly growing aquatic fern on the water surface. Azolla cultivation helps the farmer to reduce the cost of Livestock Feed supplements and it...
Bypass Protein Supplementation to Increase Production in Dairy Cattle
Bypass Protein Supplementation By-pass is that protein which by-passes Rumen without degradation and is digested further in the digestive tract. This protein enhances milk production. The level of By-pass protein...
Silage Quality And Feeding
Silage Getting green fodder throughout the year is a challenging task as in India it is fodder cultivation is mostly dependent on rains. Silage making is the most important, simple...
Harvesting Drought-Stressed or Damaged Crops as Forage for Livestock
Due to climatic changes, crop failures have become common across the country. They could occur due to drought, untimely heavy downpour or severe infestation. Crop failures can be a heavy...
Vegetable Waste as Cattle Feed
One of the ways to reduce cost of feeding cows without compromising their health is to consider innovative ways of feeding, which of course will depend on availability of local...
Whole Sugarcane: Feeding Strategy
Introduction The use of whole sugarcane as cattle fodder is a common practice in India and South American countries. It probably originated as a summer food source when other fodder...
Effective Practices of Ration Balancing for Heifers and Cows
Heifers and cows must receive sufficient feed and fodder to maintain their health and stamina. The ration should be fed in a way that the cows do not lose or...