Year: 2022 | Month: February | Volume 12 | Issue 1
Economic Impact of Challenge Feeding on Milk Production of Crossbred Cows
Neeraj Singh
P.A. Kahate
R.R. Shelke
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.01.2022.14
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to find out the effect of ‘challenge feeding’ on the performance and economics of milk yield of crossbred cows. During the research trial in the pre-partum period, animals of the T1 control group were fed 1 kg concentrate for maintenance per day from the 60th day to prior to calving till the day of parturition. T2 group animals were fed 1 kg concentrate for maintenance plus 1.5 kg concentrate as challenge feed per day from 60th day to 22nd day prior to calving and from 22nd day prior to calving till parturition animals were fed 1 kg concentrate for maintenance plus 2 kg concentrate as challenge feed per day. T3 group animals were fed 1 kg concentrate for maintenance plus 2 kg concentrate as challenge feed per day from 60th day to 22nd prior to calving and from 22nd prior to calving till parturition animals were fed 1 kg concentrate for maintenance plus 2.5 kg concentrate as challenge feed per day. The overall mean daily milk yield per animal was significantly higher (P<0.05) in T3 (11.03 kg) as compared to T2 (9.85 kg) & T1 (6.96 kg). The cost of per litre milk production was ` 25.90, 23.79, and 23.72 in T1, T2, and T3 groups respectively. It was concluded that the practice of challenge feeding of crossbred cows improved the production performance during early lactation without affecting their periparturient health and was found to be economical.
Highlights
- We studied on effect of Challenge feeding on performance and Economics of crossbred Cows.
- Practice of Challenge feeding during transition period improved production performance during early lactation period without affecting their periparturient health.
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