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19 Jun

Posted at 04:26h in Crop Cultivation
J.J. Gupta 14 views

पूर्वी भारत में चारा उत्पादन और पशुधन आहार प्रबंधन Feed and fodder production for livestock feeding is an important aspect for the sustainability of the system because agriculture and animal husbandry are complementary and not competitive to each other. The feed resources are by and large the crop residues, fodder, agro by-products and some indigenous feeds. The farmers feed their livestock with available feed resources, which are not balanced in terms of protein and energy to meet the nutrient requirement leading to poor performance. Therefore, it is felt as need of the hour to explore the possibility of improved fodder production for feeding to livestock in better way. Livestock nutrition and some of the encouraging fodder production system and their feeding practices are discussed below for proper management and sustainability of the production system.  Livestock Nutrition Shortage of concentrate feed (84%) and green fodder (88%), low land holding, negligible area under fodder cultivation and poor husbandry practices with imbalance feeding in terms of total dry matter and nutrients intake are considered to be the main reasons for less production in the eastern region of India. Feeding animals as per the requirement and avoiding wastage is the key in exploiting the production potential of livestock for economic viability and sustainability since feed costs are the...

08 May

Posted at 06:09h in Animal husbandry
Dr Asit Chakrabarti 10 views

बकरी पालन - ग्रामीण किसानों के लिए आय का सबसे अच्छा स्रोत Goat production for milk and meat is an age old practice and goat is one of the first animals to be domesticated by men. Throughout the world goat is considered as ‘poor man’s cow’. Central Institute for Research on Goats (CIRG) projected as ‘Future Animal’ for rural and urban prosperity. The total goat population in India is 125.7 million, which is 14.6% of total world’s population. India produces 4.0 million MT goat milk by 30.2 million dairy goats.  India is the largest goat milk producer in the world, followed by Bangladesh (2.2 million MT) and Sudan (1.5 million MT). China produces about 1.8 million MT meat  (highest in world), followed by India (0.5 million MT) and third is Nigeria (0.3 million MT).  In India, goat sector contribute about 14,453 crores, out of which 6851 crore from meat, 4588 crores from milk and 648 crores from skin, which is 8% of total GDP from livestock sector and generate 4% employment directly or indirectly in the country. Approximately 20 million small and marginal farmers depend on goat rearing.  Why to go for goat farming? There is no religious taboo attached with goat farming or with goat meat (chevon) and all sections of the society readily consume...

04 Mar

Posted at 09:02h in Animal husbandry
R Kumari 24 views

ग्रामीण महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण के लिए एक उपकरण- दीर्घकालिक डेयरी खेती Women form the backbone of agriculture, comprising the majority of agricultural labourers in India. Women play a significant and crucial role in agriculture and animal husbandry development. Female agricultural labourers are still among the poorest sections of Indian society.  Dairy a source of income and employment of rural women The dairying has been considered as a potential means of alleviating large scale unemployment, especially in rural areas. Women play a key role in animal, farm and home management. Successful dairy husbandry enterprise not only improves the socio-economic status of rural women, but also assures a sustained and assured means of income to supplement their income from the main enterprise. The major activities involved in dairy farming include collection of fodder/cultivation of fodder, grazing the animals, feeding & watering, cleaning the animals and shed, milking and marketing of milk. T he operations are flexible and staggered depending upon the convenience of the family members and need not necessarily be attended foregoing wage employment opportunities.  Why dairy farming is preferred This activity does not require heavy capital investment as the farmers can start with the available non-descript cows or purchase cows easily in local markets.  The local cows are hardy and can be maintained even by landless by procuring crop residues.  Dairy...

06 Nov

Posted at 09:49h in Miscellaneous
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Probiotics - internal curator of diseases from nature  सरल भाषा में प्रोबायोटिक का मतलब ‘जीवन से सम्बन्धित है’ यह शब्द ग्रीक भाषा से उत्त्पन्न हुआ है. प्रोबायोटिक सबसे पहले वर्नर कोल्थ ने १९५३ में दिया था. वास्तविक परिभाषा में प्रोबायोटिक एक ऐसा तत्व है जो एक जीव से पैदा होता है तथा दूसरे की वृद्धि में सहायक होता है. इसको हम दूसरे रूप में कह सकते है, एक जीवित सूक्ष्मजीव जो मेजबान के शरीर में आंत में रह रहे सूक्ष्मजीवों के बीच में संतुलन बनाए रखता है. लेक्टोबेसिल्स और बयोफिडम सबसे ज्यादा उपयोगी व लाभकारी प्रोबायोटिक जीवाणु है. शरीर के अन्दर एक तन्त्र होता है जो लाभदायक और हानिकारक जीवाणुओं में अंतर बता सकता है. शरीर में आंत के अन्दर हानिकारक और जहरीले जीवाणु बीमारी उत्त्पन्न करते हैं जैसे-दस्त लगना, पेट में दर्द होना, उल्टी आना इत्यादि. कोलास्ट्रडियम डिफिसल एक ऐसा हानिकारक जीवाणु है जिससे उत्त्पन्न जटिलताएँ बार-बार व लम्बे समय तक एंटीबायोटिक लेने पर भी रह जाते हैं. प्रोबायोटिक अपनी प्राकृतिक अवस्था में या उनके बीजाणु रूप में हो सकता है. बीजाणु रूप में प्रोबायोटिक एक लम्बे समय तक जीवित रहता है और यह पेट के माध्यम से बह्दान्त्र (गैसट्रओ इंटेसटिनल ट्रैक्ट) तक पहुंचता है व आगे बढना शुरू करता है. यहां पहुंचकर बैक्टीरिया की शक्ति स्वस्थ कालोनियों को विकसित करता है...