Dairy Farm Planning

• Estimation of Target Oriented Farm Set Up.
• Designing Farm Layout.
• Preparation of Herd Development Plan.
• Configuration & Selection of Farm & Barn Equipment.
• Configuration & Selection of Milking Parlour/ Milking Equipment & CIP Systems.
• Selection/ Procurement/ Import of Dairy Animals, Semen & Embryos.
Farm Project Finance Services
• Feasibility Study.
• Preparation of Project Report & Bankable Project...

Challenges

Which is India’s No. 1 farm commodity? Wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton or oilseeds? Well, none of them: The right answer is milk. In 2006-07, the country produced an estimated 100 million tonnes (mt) of milk. At an average farmgate price of Rs 10 per kg, this would have been worth Rs 100,000 crore, exceeding that of any other crop (see Table).

Moreover, the share of the ‘milk group’ in the total value of output from agriculture and livestock during 2004-05...

Prevention and Control
FMD is one of the most difficult animal infections to
control. Because the disease occurs in many parts of
the world, there is always a chance of its accidental
introduction into India.
Animals and animal byproducts from areas known
to be affected are prohibited entry into this country.
Livestock animals in this country are highly susceptible
to FMD viruses. If an outbreak occurred in
India, this disease could...

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly
contagious viral disease of cattle and swine. It also
affects sheep, goats, deer, and other cloven-hooved
ruminants. FMD is not recognized as a zoonotic
disease.

The disease is characterized by fever and blisterlike
lesions followed by erosions on the tongue and
lips, in the mouth, on the teats, and between the
hooves. Most affected animals recover, but the disease
leaves them...

Ensure that vaccinator carries the vaccines in a proper way

Foot and Mouth disease vaccine is to be brought under the cover of ice but NOT frozen as frozen vaccine are useless. It is also true when you purchase vaccines from a medicine shop.

Vaccine for diseases like HS (Haemorrhagic Septicemia), B Q (Black Quarters) is not necessarily to be carried in ice but they are to be carried in a well-protected (from sun) box and are to be kept in cool and dry place.
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