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Demonstrations on Area Specific Mineral Mixture Supplementation in Milch Animals in Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh


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1 CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Mandi at Sundernagar - 175 019, India
2 Department of Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India
 

Minerals though required in very minute quantity, hold potential to bring about remarkable changes in animal productivity. As the rainfall and mineral profile of soil varies across different regions, the mineral content of feed and fodder resources grown in that area also changes. As a result the availability of minerals for livestock feeding across different regions is also not uniform. Keeping this in view, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya has developed four different area specific mineral mixtures (ASMM) for different agro climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh. In the present Front line demonstrations the farmers' feedback on dietary ASMM supplementation in milch animals in District Mandi which falls in Zone II of Himachal Pradesh is elucidated. The results revealed that ASMM supplementation improved milk yield, hair coat and reproductive performance in milch animals but the awareness and availability of ASMM in the area need upscaling.

Keywords

Area Specific Mineral Mixture, Awareness, Milk Yield, Reproduction.
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Authors

Rakesh Thakur
CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Mandi at Sundernagar - 175 019, India
P. K. Dogra
Department of Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur - 176 062, India

Abstract


Minerals though required in very minute quantity, hold potential to bring about remarkable changes in animal productivity. As the rainfall and mineral profile of soil varies across different regions, the mineral content of feed and fodder resources grown in that area also changes. As a result the availability of minerals for livestock feeding across different regions is also not uniform. Keeping this in view, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya has developed four different area specific mineral mixtures (ASMM) for different agro climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh. In the present Front line demonstrations the farmers' feedback on dietary ASMM supplementation in milch animals in District Mandi which falls in Zone II of Himachal Pradesh is elucidated. The results revealed that ASMM supplementation improved milk yield, hair coat and reproductive performance in milch animals but the awareness and availability of ASMM in the area need upscaling.

Keywords


Area Specific Mineral Mixture, Awareness, Milk Yield, Reproduction.

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