Practice Name:

Increasing Milk Production in Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Increase in milk yeild
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Chimanbhai Takorbhai Chaudhary
City / District Surat
KVK District
Address Vadchi , Vaalod , Surat , Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 395010

PAS_1 "Women farmer Nathiben Gandabhai Dudharejia of Surendranagar district treat problem of increased milk production in animal by using pods of khijada and baval trees. Pods of `Khijada' (Prosopis cineraria) and `Baval' (Acacia nilotica) trees are fed in combination to dairy cattle to increase the milk yield (Honey Bee, 4(1):16, 1993)."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat plain (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plain and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat Zone (GJ-2)
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Procedure of Use Farmers in the village always compete with each other, to have higher milk yield of their own animals compared to the opponent farmer. In this thrust, he tries different nutritius feeds for his animal. Mostly "galo vel" is used as animal feed for increasing milk yield in animal. In the same way roots of "machli vel" is used for increasing milk yield. About 100 g powder of "machli vel" is fed to animal by mixing it with cake or the half grinded grains (as concentrate feed) for increasing milk yield. The plants of "machli vel" has small leaves and are generally observed on the river bank.
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Practice ID DTP0010000002921
Reference lok(6) 1-2, Jan-Apr-2001, Pg No. 9
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1204
Reference lok(6) 1-2, Jan-Apr-2001, Pg No. 9
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