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Establishment Of Fodder Bank
BY Dr. S.R. BHAGWAT, Ph.D.,
Incharge Professor & Head,
Department Of Animal Nutrition, College Of Veterinary Science
Sdau, Sardarkrushinagar
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Acute shortage of animal’s feed and fodder is one of the major reasons for low productivity of livestock. Most livestock owners are marginal or small farmers therefore they cannot grow fodder in those areas. The areas of the state therefore suffers with acute shortage of good quality fodders particularly during scarcity periods as a result animal suffers with following
• Poor growth rate of calves leading to late puberty.
• The feed conversion efficiency of the dairy animal is severely affected.
• Poor fertility and high incidence of infertility.
• More pronounced effect of various diseases causing agent.
In the state there is huge gap between demand and availability of feed resources. The gap between demand and supply can be reduced by utilizing excess fodder left after mechanical harvesting of crops and bailing them by the baling machine and providing balanced feed block and UMM Block. The bailed fodder, complete feed block and UMMB can be transported to areas of fodder scarcity during lean period at economic rates. As a source for immediate livestock feed during lean period and as a buffer stock in the normal years a long term contingent plan to be made. This facility can be extended to most of farmers of state.
Objectives
1. Storage of surplus fodder/crop residues.
2. To make available nutritious fodder for scarcity period.
3. Stabilization of fodder prices and maintenance of fodder round the year.
4. To enhance the nutritive value of crop residues.
5. To minimize the wastage of conventional and non- conventional fodder
6. To encourage dairy farmers for proper feeding to animals.
Utilities Of The Project
1. As a source for immediate livestock feeds during scarcity period and round the year.
2. Coarse roughages and crop residues can be fortified with deficient nutrients to form a good livestock ration.
3. Transportation and handling can be easy by densification.
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4. The requirement of concentrate can be reduced.
Plan Of Work
• Collection of surplus fodder / crop residue.
• Preparation of Complete feed blocks.
• Preparation of UMMB.
• Sale of UMMB and Complete Feed Blocks.
Lay Out Of The Project
• Non recurring expenditure
CFB and UMMB machines, Chaff cutter and grinder, tractor, Weighing Bridge,
Construction of molasses storage tank,
Alteration in building and Training etc.
• Recurring expenditure
Composition of UMMB
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Ingredients |
Amount (%) |
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Molasses |
40 |
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Urea |
08 |
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Mineral mixture |
06 |
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Common Salt |
04 |
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Concentrate Mixture |
35 |
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Binding agent |
07 |
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Total |
100 |
Composition Of Complete Feed Block
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Ingredients |
Amount (%) |
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Wheat straw |
43 |
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Concentrate mixture |
46 |
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Molasses |
07 |
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Urea |
0.5 |
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Common Salt |
0.5 |
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Binding agent |
03 |
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Total |
100 |
Advantages Of Ummb And CFB Feeding
• Improvement in the utilization of crop residues and reduce wastage of fodder by the animals.
• Provision of essential minerals and vitamins availability to animals.
• Improvement in milk production.
• Better physical growth.
• Improvement in reproductive efficiency.
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Dairy Year Book 2008 |
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