Webinar on

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Technical aspects of Dairy Schemes
NABARD Maharashtra RO
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Structure of the sessions

• Technical aspects of dairy farming
• A case study on CB cow unit

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Basics of livestock rearing

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Technical aspects of Dairy farming

• Availability of good quality milch animals
• Protection from inclement weather conditions
• Farm equipments
• Water and electricity supply
• Feed and fodder resources
• Breeding / veterinary facilities and management
  of dairy farm
• Marketing potential and infrastructure

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Good quality milch animals

• Type of milch animals
• Seasonality influences
• Stage of lactation
• Best time to purchase
• Rationale for Purchasing animals in batches
• Average yield of milch animals

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Good quality milch animals contd

• Lactation period and dry period
• Lactation chart
• Conception rate and calving interval
• Mortality and replacement
• Herd projection chart
• Cost of milch animals
• Insurance of milch animals

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Dairy farm location and sheds

• Location and protection of site
• Various types of sheds
• Space requirement covered and open
• Design of sheds and orientation
• Civil structures other than sheds
• Drawings and designs
• Cost of construction

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Dairy farm equipment

• General equipment
• Feed and water troughs
• Milk pails, milk cans and chains
• Chaff cutters / fodder farm implements
• Specific equipment
• Milking machines / milking parlours
• Cooling systems sprinklers, foggers and fans
  etc.
• Bulk milk coolers
• Bore well, motors, storage tanks, pipelines,
  generator etc.
• Cost estimates

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Feed and fodder resources

• Different types of fodders
• Key input is concentrate feed
• Green fodder cultivation in case of commercial
  farms
• Feed requirement for different stages of
  lactation cycle
• Fodder requirement
• Prices of feed and fodders

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Breeding and veterinary facilities

• Availability and Quality of services
• AI services for CB cow farms
• For commercial farms availability and hiring of
  veterinary doctors
• Management Dairy framer experience or hiring of
  professionals
• Availability of labour
• Cost of such services

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Marketing potential and infrastructure

• Macro level marketing potential
• Demand and supply
• Milk processing infrastructure
• Milk pricing
• Micro level marketing facilities
• Milk collection centers
• Transparent procurement process
• Quality maintenance at procurement centre
• Milk routes and transportation facilities

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• Thank you
• Dr. D. Ravindra
• Asst. General Manager