By Dr.Arjun Singh, Agsauli Hathras
Mob.No.-9068013456
Email.-drarjunsinghvo10@gmail.com
“Care During Calving”
Normal duration of parturition 1 to 2 hr if take >4hr take help of vet.
Drench ionic Calcium 12 hr before of calving to escape hypocalcaemia.
Wash the newly born with warm water containing KMNo4,Neem leaf to tail,vulva,flank.
Drench once again ionic Calcium few hour after calving.
Keep animal warm by providing warm water with gur sarbat.
Placenta leave normaly within 2 to 4hr if not within 8 to 12 hr provide Sugar/ergot mixture if not then go to vet.
Avoid licking placenta and Buried deep in soil bcoz excessive intake of protein reduce milk yield.
To save from milk fever not to draw all milk from 1 to 2 days after calving
Provide Bran drenched with lukewarm water to give luxative effect and some green grass.
After 2 days provide oat bran and linseed mash start concentrate and increase it gradually within 2 week to full fill body and milk requirements.
Care of Calf.
Remove mucus present over the body,nostril and mouth.
Apply tincture iodine at Navel cord about 2″from body and dust with boric acid pulv dont tied while allow to drain it.
Calf is able to suckle within 1 hr please wash udder before suckling of calf.
Colostrum feeding should be around 10%of Bwt and max 5 to 6L/day if scour seen please reduce it to 1/2 until recover.
Calf can be weaned permanently after 1st feeding of Colostrum or after 60day of calving.
Keep it in pen separately upto 8wk.
After 8wk it can be handled with group.
Done tatooing within 15 days.
Dehorn at 15 day age,Remove extra teat in female it creat difficulty in milking.
At 3month Vaccinated with Anthrax and 15 day thereafter by BQ
Need Covered Area of -10′15′. Need Open area of -20′10′.
Housing for Dairy Cattle.
High elevation and soft water availability.
Avoid Narrow gate,smooth finished floor make rough floor easily cleanable with shallow wide drain/alley and covered with removable tiles with 1″gradient every 10′.
Regular supply of labour and electricity.
Feed and fodder should be quite adjacent to barn reduce labour cost and time Milk hous should in center of barn ..have an idea of cross alley.
Keep long axis of barn in north south direction for maxm benifit of sun ray.
Easy accessibility to building at farm
Keep farm at 100m far then main road and can sell at reasonable price.
Barn type
1.Loose housing barn
2.Conventional dairy barn(Less popular)-I.single row housing II.Double row housing =Head to head and Tail to tail
Housing type
1.Loose-Exercise is extremely important for health and production.
Milking barn,Calf pen,calving pen, drinking area, loafing area,feed house.
Open unpaved area implant green shady tree protect from direct cold and hot air.
Entire shed boundary hight 5′ from 3 side.
Along every manger 10″wide water trough.
Construct as they reduce fodder loss during feeding.
Animal face north during eating fodder
20 Cattle with 20 calve need 50’*50′ Area
Roof should be asbestos/tiles/concrete avoid iron sheet because it increases temperature inside barn.
Provide balanced ration according to weight and milk production.
Deworming done every 3 month.
Follow the vaccination schedule every year.
