Status of nutritional practices for domestic cows in rural ecology of north-western Indo-Gangetic plains

PRAVENDRA KUMAR; RAJBIR SINGH; PRATAP SINGH PANWAR

doi:10.56093/ijans.v85i7.50315

Authors

PRAVENDRA KUMAR Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, J.V. College, Baraut, Bhagpat
RAJBIR SINGH Professor and Head, Animal Husbandry Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut
PRATAP SINGH PANWAR Senior Technical Officer, National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v85i7.50315

Keywords:

Cows, DCP, Ecology, Herd size, Households, Indo-Gangetic plains, Nutritional practices, TDN

Abstract

Data congregated on 150 households from 15 ecosystems in rural area of Baghpat district of north-western Indo-Gangetic plains. The overall body weight of cows was 376.1 ± 8.8 kg and overall daily milk yield was 4.76 ± 0.08 kg. On an average, a cow requires 9.4 ± 0.09 kg dry matter daily; whereas, only 8.46 ± 0.07 kg dry matter could be supplied leaving a 10 % deficiency of dry matter, which was significantly affected by the lactation order. The daily digestible crude protein (DCP) availability to a cow were 0.47 ± 0.008 kg and 0.43 ± 0.005 kg indicating a deficiency of 0.04 kg DCP/ day/ cow. The requirement as well as availability of DCP for cows was affected significantly by lactation order. The requirement and availability of total digestible nutrients (TDN) were 4.47 ± 0.10 kg and 3.96 ± 0.05 kg/day for cows, showing a deficiency of 8.85 %. The lactation order and herd size affected significantly the requirement as well as the availability of TDN for cows.

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