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    Usage of 'round up' weedicide

    Roundup is also not effective on Parthenium which is one of the most destructive weed. The only solution for such weeds is to keep on removing them before they flower. Nikhil
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    Muskmelon & Watermelon cultivation in Aug~Dec

    For all details visit knownu seeds website and post inquiry. They will have area representative who will contact you and you can ask him everything. I am in Karnataka, the conditions here may not be same as your area. Nikhil
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    Muskmelon & Watermelon cultivation in Aug~Dec

    For watermelon, Namdhari is the market leader. For MuskMelon, I used Knownu seeds Kundan variety. It has given excellent yield and melons are good size, almost 3kg average weight. You have to follow the cultural practice properly, sprays and fertilizer and have to harvest on 55th day or...
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    Artificial Insemination Gun for cattle

    Hello We are in need of AI gun for cow insemination, along with sheaths and nitrogen container. Please contact me if you deal in any of the above. We are located near Mysore, Karnataka. Nikhil
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    Cream and Buttermilk

    Hi How much cream and curd we can get from 1 liter of 3.5% fat and 30 lactometer reading cows milk? Is there any calculation? Also please let me know how much percent solid and water content milk has. Also, does anyone have idea of cost of 1 kg cream in open market? Thanks Nikhil
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    Organic Milk

    Thanks for clarification. You are right, I was not aware. Nikhil
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    Green grass for cows!

    If you dont have land, then you have to search where you get fodder. If you dont have anyone growing fodder or ready to sell, then you have no other option but to grow. If you have land, then its always better to grow your own. Huge cost savings. Almost 20% increase in profit. Nikhil
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    Organic Milk

    Whats is Organic Milk? Basic Question Someone asked me this before and wanted Organic Milk. I fail to understand what Organic milk means, after all cow is producing milk, not by some factory and chemical actions. This is only sales Gimmic, instead of saying milk for sale, you advertise...
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    200l milk per day near Mysore

    Hello We have dairy farm about 50 kms from Mysore towards Ooty side. We are currently producing 200 lts milk per day and are working towards expansion with plans to reach 400 lts in near future. Anyone interested in purchasing bulk quantity, please send me message and we can discuss...
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    Need Info to Setup dairy form with 20 Cattle

    Hi I would suggest you use the search facility on this website to look at other similar threads where plenty of discussions have already taken place. Search using tokens like dairy, fodder, feed, loans, training etc to get to the correct discussions. I think that would be a more efficient way...
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    milking machine

    Manual milking machine Hi You can speak to Mr. Yatish they have manual milking machine which works very well for under 10 cows. If moderator deletes the number, please send me PM, I will reply. Nikhil
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    grass for cow

    Fodder Hi If you are looking for grass for purchase, then you can go and talk to someone on the outskirts of Mysore, on Mysore-Oooty Road or on Mysore Bangalore Road. There are plenty of people growing fodder grass there. For seed material, please follow what Ashwini has said. Nikhil
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    Urea in dairy ration

    Post information in this forum To Samahiita Sir, For people who are not able to come to Bangalore, please can you help by giving guidance over this forum. It would be great benefit to all dairy farmers all over the country who cannot make it to Bangalore. The information passed over this...
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    Fodder and Feed Management in Dairy

    More info for you Hi We have cows giving 10 lts to cows giving 35 lts. Total cost breakup is as follows For one of our cow giving 20 lts 1. Green fodder 40 kgs @ Rs. 1.20 / kg = Rs. 48 2. Dry fodder 5 kg @ Rs. 3 / kg = Rs. 15 3. Concentrates 10kg @ Rs. 13 / kg = Rs. 130 4. Labour...
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    Fodder and Feed Management in Dairy

    No idea about buffaloes Hi Dont know much about buffaloes. We have HF cows. Cost per kg of feed is Rs. 13. Our cows eat about 40 kg green, 5 kg dry, 10 kg feed and 100-150 lts water. You should check on the internet for more details about Murrah and Gir. Regards Nikhil
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    Fodder and Feed Management in Dairy

    Hi chintu I can only say what we are experiencing. We are doing fulltime research and concentrating on feeding best quality feed and at the same time try to reduce the cost. If you are going for high fat milk, then I would suggest either Buffaloes (Murrah) or even Gir cows which are native of...
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    Poultry Manure as Cow feed

    Hi I was recently talking to someone about poultry manure being used as major portion of cattle feed. Initially I could not accept the news. Then I did some search on internet to confirm and found out that this is common practice abroad. Poultry litter as cattle feed The poultry manure is...
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    Fodder and Feed Management in Dairy

    We are giving about 400 gms / lt to cows which produce above 20 lts and 300 gms / lt to cows which produce below 20 lts. This includes ration for 1. Milk Production 2. Body Maintenance 3. Reproductive Activity Nikhil
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    Fodder and Feed Management in Dairy

    My feed forumla Hello Prateek, We are using 1. DORB( De-oiled Rice Bran) - 40% @ Rs. 7.5 / kg 2. Wheat Bran - 10% @ Rs. 12.5 / kg 3. GNC (Ground nut cake) - 35% @ Rs. 22 / kg 4. Gram Husk - 5% @ Rs. 12 / kg 5. SKM readymade feeds - 10% @ Rs. 12.5 / kg Thanks Prateek in advance. Nikhil
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    Fodder and Feed Management in Dairy

    Not able to get Cottonseed cake Hi Good for you that you are able to get cottonseed cake. Where are you located, I was wondering how to get it near Mysore. Rice bran with oil should be restricted to smaller quantities because of the oil factor. De-oiled can be fed upto 45% and it costs Rs. 7 /...

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