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Least cost diet plan of cows for small dairy farmers of Central India

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Title Least cost diet plan of cows for small dairy farmers of Central India
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Creator S. N. Goswami, A. Chaturvedi, S. Chatterji, N. G. Patil, T. K. Sen, T. N. Hajare and R. S. Gawande
 
Subject Least cost, fodder, dairy feed, small scale, linear programming
 
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Small dairy farmers of Central India (Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and
Chhattisgarh) “are constrained by inadequate supply of protein source during the dry season” is
extracted from Chakeredza et al. (2007). Poor economic conditions of the dairy farmers do not allow
them to purchase commercial protein concentrates. Locally available non-conventional protein
sources can be used as alternative cheaper protein sources. Formulation of a cost efficient diet
balanced for key nutrients has emerged as the biggest problem to the farmers. The present study
presents a least cost balanced diet formulation plan for the small dairy farmers. The Linear
Programming Technique was applied to formulate the least cost ration plan for daily feeding for the
cross bred and local dairy cows separately. The least cost ration plan formulated for daily feeding for
cross bred dairy cows yielding 5 to 10 L of milk per day included 3.50 kg paddy straw, 10.60 kg Napier
grass, 1.35 kg soybean cake, 2.08 kg wheat bran, and 0.06 kg mineral mixture, costing 19% less in
comparison to the routine feeding plan followed by the farmers. Similarly, the least cost daily feeding
ration plan formulated for the local lactating cows yielding 3 L of milk per day included 3.06 kg paddy
straw, 7.60 kg Napier grass, 0.86 kg soybean cake, 1.20 kg wheat bran, and 0.05 kg mineral mixture,
reducing the feed cost by 22% as compared to the existing ration plan followed by the farmers . The
least cost ration plan formulated through this study is recommended for use by the small dairy
farmers of Central India to reduce the feed cost of dairy animals.
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Date 2024-07-01T11:13:36Z
2024-07-01T11:13:36Z
2013-12-05
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier S. N. Goswami, A. Chaturvedi, S. Chatterji, N. G. Patil, T. K. Sen, T. N. Hajare and R. S. Gawande
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Language English
 
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