How does fodder quality affect the quality of milk produced by cows and buffalos?

Healthy food is not only important to human beings but it is equally important when it comes to animals, especially cattles. Grass, Hay, Corn, Oats and barley are the most common grains fed to cattles.

Animals need to be fed a healthy diet in order to grow strong and produce the best milk possible. But sometimes it can be hard to determine exactly what kind of food is best for your animals.

It is very important to feed milch animals in a balanced manner. It will ensure that it gets all the required nutrients, vitamins and minerals required for good health. If you know how much food your animal needs per day then try to keep them on a diet that has that same amount of calories. The type of food you choose for your animals depends on their age, size and activity level.

First thing's first: don't just feed your animals what you think they want! A normal adult animal should be fed 6kg dry and 15-20 kg green fodder per day. Legume and non-legume green fodder should be fed in 1:3 proportion. If you are planning to change the cattle diet don't change suddenly, do it gradually. Fodder should be chaffed before feeding to increase digestibility.

If you're looking for a way to make your cattle healthy, consider adding some of these tips to their diet plans:

1. The amount of water your animal drinks needs to be based on its size and condition. Your animal's age and breed also affect how much water it needs. If you want to be sure, check with your veterinarian!. FarmLokal has a network of veterinarians to help plan the diet of your animals.

2. Feeding is a critical part of making sure that your animals get everything they need to stay healthy, which means keeping an eye on the quality of their food as well as how much they're eating. Make sure you know what's in each batch before feeding it!

3. Animals can't digest grains like humans do because they don't have the same enzymes in their stomachs—so grains putrefy quickly and make them sicker than they need to be. Make sure there are no seeds or hulls left in your feed before giving it to them!

4. Animals need minerals in addition to proteins and different types of minerals including Calcium, Phosphorus, Cobalt, Potassium, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Manganese etc are important at different stages of life.

• Important aspects of calf feeding

For high milk production, dairy business men avoid calf feeding but it creates a bad effect on calf health. The management of young calves is probably the most important aspect of a dairy farm.

When you take care of your young calves, you're not just investing in the quality of your milk supply—you're investing in their welfare.

Young calves are highly vulnerable to disease and injury, and if they don't get enough nutrition during their first few weeks of life, they can't grow as fast as they should. This means that once they're mature, it takes them longer to reach full body weight and reach puberty, which means that they'll be less able to produce milk as efficiently in later months and also loss of productivity in the life span.

The first few weeks of life are critical for a calf. Colostrum is the first milk produced by a cow after giving birth.If you're feeding colostrum to a calf, that means you are giving important antibodies and nutrients that will help to keep the calf healthy. It is also full of vitamins, minerals and proteins that help the calf grow strong.

Commonly available feed ingredients for dairy animals

Cereal grains

• Maize

• Barley

• Sorghum

• Oats

• Broken rice

• Wheat

Vegetable protein

• Groundnut cake oil

• Mustard cake

• Sunflower oil cake

• Soybean meal

Milling by products

• Rice bran

• Wheat bran

• Rice polish

• Molasses

Animal fat

• Lard

• Tallow

Vegetable fat

• Corn oil

• Groundnut oil

• Sunflower oil

We know that feeding your cattle can be a challenge, especially when you're first getting started with it and Farmlokal wants everyone to have a great experience. That's why Farmlokal put together this handy guide with everything you need to know about feeding your livestock.