Water requirement estimates of feed and fodder production for Indian livestock vis a vis livestock water productivity

SULTAN SINGH; A K MISHRA; J B SINGH; S K RAI; M J BAIG; N BIRADAR; A KUMAR; O P S VERMA

doi:10.56093/ijans.v84i10.44302

Authors

SULTAN SINGH Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003 India
A K MISHRA Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003 India
J B SINGH Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003 India
S K RAI Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003 India
M J BAIG Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003 India
N BIRADAR Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003 India
A KUMAR Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003 India
O P S VERMA Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003 India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v84i10.44302

Keywords:

Feed, Fodder, Livestock, Water requirement and productivity

Abstract

Water required for feed production accounts the major part of livestock requirement and primarily influences the livestock water productivity. Water requirement to produce a kg DM of common green fodder, protein and energy feeds varied from 267 (sorghum) to 713.3 liter (lucerne), 1,000.0 (linseed) to 2,000.0 liter (soybean) and 690.0 (maize grain) to 850.0 liter (oat grain), respectively. Total water requirement estimated for livestock population 2003 and 2010 were 16.30 and 16.15 MCM, where cattle (both indigenous and crossbred) had highest water requirement (10.11 and 9.51 MCM). To meet the green fodder and concentrate requirement of livestock 151.72, 156.83 and 161.81 and 142.76, 157.67 and 172.04 BCM water required in year 2015, 2020 and 2025, respectively. Livestock water productivity to produce 1 kg milk ranged from 475.0 to 3,751.0 liter depending on the animal rearing system (extensive to intensive system), while to produce a kg of meat water requirement ranges from 8,215.0 to 9,680.0 liter depending on the animal species. Livestock water requirement for drinking and washing is very low (3.6%) than for feed and fodder production, while the livestock water productivity varies widely with their rearing system (extensive vs. intensive system) and animal species.

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