FEEDING OF PROTECTED FAT CONTAINING MINERAL MIXTURE IN DAIRY COWS ON QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF MILK

V.MEENALOCHANI¹*
¹Head, Veterinary University Training and Research Centre, Salem, 636 001, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : meenalochani69@gmail.com

Received : 02-02-2019     Accepted : 22-02-2019     Published : 28-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 4       Pages : 7885 - 7887
Int J Agr Sci 11.4 (2019):7885-7887

Keywords : Protected fat, Mineral mixture feeding, Milk quality and quantity
Academic Editor : Kiranjot Kaur
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author is thankful to Director of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600051, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : Sole Author

Thirty-six Holstein fresien dairy cows were selected based on the average milk yield of 10 to 12 lits and fat percent of 3.2 to 3.5 during early lactation and randomly allotted to three groups of twelve cows for each treatment. Group I as Control as deworming and without any supplementation and Group II was fed with mineral mixture alone and Group III was fed with protected fat containing mineral mixture @ 50 gms daily for one-month period. The increase in milk yield and milk quality in terms of milk fat and Solid non-fat were recorded and analysed. The Results revealed deworming of dairy cows alone will increases the milk yield by 600 ml, fat by 0.2 % and SNF by 0.8 % whereas feeding of TANUVAS mineral mixture will increase the milk yield 1.67 lits fat by 0.3 % and SNF by 1.2 % whereas feeding of protected fat increased the milk yield to 2.92 lits fat by 0.9 % and SNF by 1.7 %. Hence, the study concluded that the net profit after including the cost involved on feeding the supplements per month was Rs 682 /-, Rs 1050/- and Rs 1316/- in the three treatment groups respectively.

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