tailieunhanh - Housing and feeding management practices in U.S. nagar district of Uttarakhand, India

A study was conducted to evaluate the existing housing and feeding management practices followed by the dairy animal keepers in . Nagar district of Uttarakhand. It was observed that majority of farmers housed their animal in pucca house , whereas had kaccha houses for their animals. farmers were following group system of animal housing. Kaccha type of floor was found in of the houses. Satisfactory drainage was observed in majority of farmers. of farmers followed permanent type of roof system. farmers housed their animal at day as well as night time. Majority of farmers farmers were followed satisfactory ventilation in their sheds. Regarding feeding practices, majority the farmers followed group feeding %. Most of the farmers about followed the practice of chopped green fodder and fed dry fodder to their animals. of the farmers fed concentrate to the animals, farmers adopted the practice of feeding cooked form of concentrate to their animals. Most number of farmers preferred readymade sources of concentrate feeding for their animals, more than half of respondents fed colostrum to newly born calf within 2 hours. | Housing and feeding management practices in . nagar district of Uttarakhand, India