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Module on Animal Husbandry

Module on Animal Husbandry. Coimbatore, March 2018. Welcome !. Agenda. What you rear: Objectives of Animal Rearing How you rear: Animal Husbandry Practices: Traditional / Modern Benefits of rearing: Animal Species : Facts & Figures Fundamentals of Profitable Animal Rearing

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Module on Animal Husbandry

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  1. Module on Animal Husbandry Coimbatore, March 2018

  2. Welcome !

  3. Agenda • What you rear: Objectives of Animal Rearing • How you rear: Animal Husbandry Practices: Traditional / Modern • Benefits of rearing: Animal Species : Facts & Figures • Fundamentals of Profitable Animal Rearing • Cattle / Buffalo: • Life Cycle Stages & Importance • Calf • Heifer • Pregnant • Parturition • Lactation • Next Pregnancy • Disease Management • Sheep/ Goat : • Life Cycle Stages & Importance • Parturition / Feeding/ Body Weight Gain • Disease Management

  4. Objectives of Animal Rearing Farm Animals are of Great Importance to welfare of Human Being • Source of Animal Protein & supplies • Meat • Milk • Hide • Eggs • Draught Purpose • Body Chemicals for • Pharmaceutical Drugs • Animal Fat • Horn & Hooves • Manure in Agriculture

  5. Fundamentals of Modern Practices Buy & Induct Healthy Animals Breed, Source, Health (Eyes, Nose, Coat, Weight, Response, Mobility, Udder, Body Score, Age) Transportation, Quarantine Herd Health & Hygiene Quarantine: Close observation & treatment External bugs Deworming Vaccination Nutrition Management Balance Ration OR Ample Feeding Lactating Cow Nutrition Calf Nutrition Dry Cow Nutrition Heifer nutrition General Management Practice Breeding / Grading Up Vaccination Milking Hygiene

  6. Animal Husbandry Practices • Standard / Field Facts • Milk Production : Total Lactation Yield =200X Last Year’s Peak Milk per day • Inter Calving Interval : 14-16 Months • Age at 1st Calving : 22 Months • Dry Period: Mx. 60 Days • Period between 2 Heat Cycle : 21 Days

  7. Exercise: Determine Age Sheep Goat

  8. Parasite Management Regional Language Literatures

  9. Calf Rearing Calf is tomorrow’s Cow, Grows as Replacement Heifers Physical Examination of mouth & nose, Artificial Breathing Naval Disinfection(tincture Iodine) within 2 hours of birth, Colostrum Feeding from within 15mins. Of birth Colostrum- Milk- Milk replacer- Concentrate Tie 2.5cm away from body & 1cm left hanging beyond ligature Calf Pan Sanitation

  10. Calf Rearing Colostrum Feeding How Much: 10% of body weight for cattle, 1/15th of buffalo 2/3 kg for 3-4 days Why: Antibody, Protein High: absorbed only this period When given Excess: lead to Diarrhea If Colostrum not given: Slow growth, Diarrhea & Death Artificial Colostrum/Milk Replacer Home Made : Egg Water Whole Milk Castor Oil Nutrition Managemet Calf Starter: to be given after 2 months age Crushed Maize: 52% Soya meal: 20% Molasses: 5% Salt/Mineral/Vitamin : 0.5%+ 1.5%+1% General Management Practice Deworming: 10-14 days of age & every month till 6 months age Vaccination: when > 3months age, FMD/HS/BQ

  11. Disease Management

  12. General Management

  13. General Management • Snake Bite: Tie above, cut the wound & bleed, wash with detergent, call veterinarian • Rabid Dog Bite: Immediately wash with Soap Water, Tincture I2, call veterinarian • FMD Outbreak: Notify Local Veterinary clinic, Ring Vaccination • Vaccination: Avoid vaccinating advance(1month due for delivery) pregnant animal, sick animal, recently calved (less than 1month)

  14. Advanced Management Practices • Sex Semen • Estrus Synchronization • Embryo Transfer

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