STUDY ON FEEDING, HOUSING AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF COW CALF IN PERI-URBAN AREA IN HATHRAS

S.K. RAWAT¹*
¹Scientist, (Animal Husbandry), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hathras, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : sudhirkvk@gmail.com

Received : 06-12-2020     Accepted : 26-12-2020     Published : 30-12-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 24       Pages : 10548 - 10551
Int J Agr Sci 12.24 (2020):10548-10551

Keywords : Colostrums, Deworming, Feeding, Housing, Health Management, Peri-Urban
Academic Editor : Prof Jaime Cuauhtemoc Negrete, Dr Vipul N Kapadia
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author is thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hathras, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : Sole Author

The present study was conducted on small, medium and large size dairy farms in the peri-urban areas of District Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh. Thirty dairy farms owned by 10 farmers from each category were selected randomly to study the status of feeding management, housing management, health management of cow calves. The results showed that the diarrhoea disease infestation in cow calves was 81.33%. None of the farmers were a large number of them (43.33%) fed colostrums 3 to 5 hours and 36.67% after the expulsion of placenta. About 80% of dairy owners provided the cow calves with grain/fodder from 2 weeks to weaning age and 70% of dairy farms provide milk feeding 3-6 months. More than 80% farmers were not deworming the calves and a majority (33.33%) of these dairy owners did not consult a veterinarian for the treatment of sick calves. More than 40% farmers were not providing pacca house, 67.77% concrete shed, 25.66% pacca manager of these dairy owners. The study tended to show that Hathras dairy farms owners were not interested in rearing the male calves because they did not expect sizeable returns from their sale. Thus, there is an urgent need to interest these dairy owners to make calf rearing an economical proposition

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