Covid-19: NDDB Reformulates Ingredients for Lockdown-hit Cattle Feed Plants

Compound cattle feed is a crucial input for milk production and the lockdown due to Covid pandemic has pushed the cattle feed production into a crisis. Ahmedabad – Milk dairies...

Banana Peels as Alternate Feed for Dairy Cows

Nutrition Management

Banana Peels as Cattle Feed Banana, a poor man’s fruit, is an important cash crop worldwide. In 2017, world banana production was 117 million tons. With 30 MT production valued...

Feeding of Banana Leaves to Cows

Nutrition Management

Use of Banana Leaves as Cattle Feed A dairy farmer has asked me to offer comments on the issue of the feeding of banana leaves to dairy cows. The banana...

Hungry Cows Reduced Sugar Production in Maharashtra

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Low Sugar Production in Maharashtra New Delhi: Sugar production in India’s second-biggest producing region will be less than expected after flood damage and as some farmers sell cane for feed. Sugar...

Vegetable Waste as Cattle Feed

Nutrition Management

One of the ways to reduce cost of feeding cows without compromising their health is to consider innovative ways of feeding, which of course will depend on availability of local...

Whole Sugarcane: Feeding Strategy

Nutrition Management

Introduction The use of whole sugarcane as cattle fodder is a common practice in India and South American countries. It probably originated as a summer food source when other fodder...

Farmers Should Include Silage in Cow Feed

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The feeding practices adopted by cattle farmers greatly impact the animals’ capacity for milk production and consequently, the profitability of dairy farming. Most farmers struggle with cultivating the right quantity...

The Importance of Fibre Quality in Cow Feed

Nutrition Management

It is important to take regular rounds of the farm to observe the behaviour of cows, as it can reveal a lot about feeding management.