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Impact of Shelter Designs on the Production Performance of Dairy Cattle in East and Southern Regions of Tamilnadu

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Title Impact of Shelter Designs on the Production Performance of Dairy Cattle in East and Southern Regions of Tamilnadu
 
Creator Paramasivam, A.
 
Subject Dairy cattle
Shelter designs
Production performance.
 
Description A study was carried out to assess the impact of shelter designs on the
production performance of dairy cattle in the three selected agro – climatic zones of
Tamil Nadu. viz. Southern, Cauvery delta and High rainfall zones. Initially a Survey
was conducted in selected zones with a pre-structured interview schedule for
identifying the present dairy cattle housing patterns, production and management
practices followed by the farmers.
The average herd size per farm was 7.35, 10.06 and 4.67; average milk
production per farm/day was 56.56, 69.89 and 34.53 L; average milk production per
animal/day was 7.74, 7.65 and 7.71 L in Southern, Cauvery delta and High rainfall
zones respectively. In all the three zones, majority of the farmers have constructed
the animal shelter in a single row.
Thatch roofed shelters were found more in Cauvery delta zone, Metal roof in
High rainfall zone and Asbestos roof in Southern zone. RCC, Mud and Stone
floorings were found commonly in all the zones. In all the zones, ventilation inside
the dairy cattle shed was found to be sufficient (more than 70 per cent). In all the three
zones, cattle houses the mangers have been found to be constructed with brick, RCC
or stone material and the condition of drainage, disposal of manure and cleanliness in
the sheds were found to be satisfactory.
The various heat ameliorative methods adopted by the farmers were splashing
of water, bathing, provision of shade and use of fan in all the zones. In all the zones,
farmers used to feed concentrate feed for their milch animal and in most of the farms
hand milking has been followed. More than 80 per cent of the farmers in all the three
zones have been following artificial insemination. The practice of vaccination was
100 per cent in High rainfall zone followed by Cauvery delta (86.17 per cent) and
Southern zone (72.22 per cent). The practice of sending cows for grazing was higher
(53.19 per cent) in Cauvery delta zone.
Highly significant (P
 
Date 2016-07-25T16:02:46Z
2016-07-25T16:02:46Z
2012
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/69814
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University